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Flashcards by Lisza Neumeier, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Lisza Neumeier
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| Question | Answer |
| What kinds of determiners are there? | Predeterminers Central determiners Postdeterminers |
| Predeterminers | o Determinatives: all, both, what (exclamative) o Numerical expressions: double, ten times, twice, etc. o Fractions: half, one-quarter, etc. |
| Central Determiners | -Articles -Demonstrative determinatives -Possessive Pronouns -Genitive phrases -Quantifying NPs -Quantifying Determinatives -Interrogative/relative determinatives |
| Articles | the, a/an |
| Demonstrative determinatives | this, these, that, those |
| Possessive pronouns | her, our, etc. |
| Genitive phrases | the captain’s, my family’s, etc. |
| Quantifying determinatives | some, any, no, either, neither, another, each, ... |
| Quantifying NPs | a few, a little |
| Interrogative/relative determinatives: | which, what |
| Postdeterminers: | o Cardinal numerals: five, sixteen, etc. o Quantifiers: every, little, few, many, several, (a) dozen |
| Note?! | → Items from a single subclass cannot normally combine e.g. *a his car |
| → Definiteness/Specificness: | → Most commonly expressed by definite article the and indefinite artice a/an → ‘The’ is used in NPs which ‘define’ a referent e.g. the man → ‘A/an’ indicates that following description is not ‘defining’ in this sense |
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