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'''Determiners''' are noun-modifiers that express the reference of a noun or noun-phrase in the context, including quantity, rather than attributes expressed by [[adjectives]]. This function is usually performed by articles, demonstratives, possessive determiners, or quantifiers.
  
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== Determiner attributes ==  
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== Natural Language ==  
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In the UNL<sup>arium</sup> framework, determiners are further classified as:
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*'''articles (ART)''': express definiteness (“a”, “the”)
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*'''demonstrative determiners (DEM)''': express position (“this”, in "this house is mine") (not to be confounded with [[pronouns|demonstrative pronouns]])
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*'''possessive determiners (POD)''': express property (“my”, “your”) (not to be confounded with [[pronouns|possessive pronouns]])
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*'''quantifiers (QUA)''': express quantities (“a lot of”, “several”) (not to be confounded with numerals)
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Numeral determiners must be classified as numerals.
  
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=== Lists of determiners ===
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!Value
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|@all||all||all books||book.@all
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|@any||any||any book||book.@any
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|@both||both||both books||book.@both
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|@def||the||the book||book.@def
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|@distal||that, those||that book||book.@distal
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|@each||each||each book||book.@each
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|@either||either||either book||book.@either
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|@every||every||every book||book.@every
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|@indef||a, an||a book||book.@indef
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|@multal||a lot of, many, much, several||a lot of books||book.@multal
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|@neither||neither||neither foot||foot.@neither
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|@not||no||no book||book.@not
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|@other||other, another, else||other book||book.@other
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|@own||own||own book||book.@own
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|@paucal||a few, a little, few, little, some||a few books||book.@paucal
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|@proximal||this, these||this book||book.@proximal
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|@same||same||same book||book.@same
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|@such||such||such books||book.@such
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|@wh||what, whatever, which, whichever||what book||book.@wh
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*[[English determiners]]
  
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== English determiners ==
 
  
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== UNL ==
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!Determiner
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In UNL, determiners are represented by [[quantifiers|quantifying attributes]], if quantifiers, or [[reference|reference attributes]], if articles and demonstratives. Numerals and possessive determiners are represented by UWs.
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!Attribute
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|a, an||@indef||a book||book.@indef
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|a few||@paucal||a few books||book.@paucal
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|a little||@paucal||a little ammount||ammount.@paucal
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|a lot of||@multal||a lot of books||book.@multal
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|all||@all||all books||book.@all
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|another||@other||another book||book.@other
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|any||@any||any book||book.@any
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|both||@both||both books||book.@both
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|each||@each||each book||book.@each
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|either||@either||either book||book.@either
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|else||@other||something else||something.@else
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|every||@every||every book||book.@every
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|few||@paucal||few books||book.@paucal
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|little||@paucal||little damage||damage.@paucal
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|many||@multal||many books||book.@multal
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|much||@multal||much effort||effort.@multal
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|neither||@neither||neither foot||foot.@neither
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|no||@not||no book||book.@not
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|other||@other||other book||book.@other
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|own||@own||own book||book.@own
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|same||@same||same book||book.@same
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|several||@multal||several books||book.@multal
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|some||@paucal||some books||book.@paucal
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|such||@such||such books||book.@such
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|that, those||@distal||that book||book.@distal
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|the||@def||the book||book.@def
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|this, these||@proximal||this book||book.@proximal
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|what||@wh||what book||book.@wh
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|whatever||@wh||whatever book||book.@wh
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|which||@wh||which book||book.@wh
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|whichever||@wh||whichever book||book.@wh
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Latest revision as of 01:03, 27 July 2012

Determiners are noun-modifiers that express the reference of a noun or noun-phrase in the context, including quantity, rather than attributes expressed by adjectives. This function is usually performed by articles, demonstratives, possessive determiners, or quantifiers.

Natural Language

In the UNLarium framework, determiners are further classified as:

  • articles (ART): express definiteness (“a”, “the”)
  • demonstrative determiners (DEM): express position (“this”, in "this house is mine") (not to be confounded with demonstrative pronouns)
  • possessive determiners (POD): express property (“my”, “your”) (not to be confounded with possessive pronouns)
  • quantifiers (QUA): express quantities (“a lot of”, “several”) (not to be confounded with numerals)

Numeral determiners must be classified as numerals.

Lists of determiners


UNL

In UNL, determiners are represented by quantifying attributes, if quantifiers, or reference attributes, if articles and demonstratives. Numerals and possessive determiners are represented by UWs.

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