Determiners

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== UNL ==
 
== UNL ==
In UNL, determiners are to be represented by attributes, except for numerals and possessives, represented by UWs. See also [[articles]], [[demonstratives]], [[pronouns|possessive pronouns]] and [[quantifiers]].  
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In UNL, determiners are to be represented by [[quantifiers|quantifying attributes]] or [[reference|reference attributes]], except for numerals and possessives, represented by UWs.
  
=== Determiner attributes ===
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== Lists of determiners ==
 
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{| border="1"  cellpadding="5"
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!Attribute
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!Value
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!English
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!UNL
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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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|@certain||certain||certain books||book.@certain
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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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|@no||no||no book||book.@no
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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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|}
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=== Lists of determiners ===
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*[[English grammar#Determiners|English determiners]]
 
*[[English grammar#Determiners|English determiners]]

Revision as of 20:42, 23 June 2010

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.

UNL

In UNL, determiners are to be represented by quantifying attributes or reference attributes, except for numerals and possessives, represented by UWs.

Lists of determiners

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