demonstrative determiner
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demonstrative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) tending to show one s feelings openly. 2) serving to demonstrate something. 3) Grammar (of a determiner or pronoun) indicating the person or thing referred to (e.g. this, that, those). ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a demonstrative determiner or … English terms dictionary
Demonstrative — In linguistics, demonstratives are deictic words (they depend on an external frame of reference) that indicate which entities a speaker refers to and distinguishes those entities from others. Demonstratives are employed for spatial deixis (using… … Wikipedia
demonstrative adjective — noun an adjective that points out which person, object or concept is being referred to; whether it is singular or plural, and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer Note: In the English language they are the same as the… … Wiktionary
demonstrative — [dɪ mɒnstrətɪv] adjective 1》 tending to show affectionate or other feelings openly. 2》 serving to demonstrate something. 3》 Grammar (of a determiner or pronoun) indicating the person or thing referred to (e.g. this, that, those). noun Grammar a… … English new terms dictionary
Determiner (class) — ExamplesSidebar|35% * The lady is a tramp. * Some girls get all the luck. * Which book is that? * That book is my book. * I only had two drinks.A determiner is a noun modifier that expresses the reference of a noun or noun phrase, including… … Wikipedia
Determiner (linguistics) — A determiner is a noun modifier that expresses the reference of a noun or noun phrase in the context, rather than attributes expressed by adjectives. This function is usually performed by articles, demonstratives, possessive determiners, or… … Wikipedia
Determiner (function) — A determiner is a noun modifier that expresses 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… … Wikipedia
Determiner phrase — Examples In the determiner phrases below, the determiners are in boldface: a little dog, the little dogs (indefinite or definite article) my little dog, your little dogs (possessive) this little dog, those little dogs (demonstrative) every little … Wikipedia
determiner — noun Date: circa 1530 one that determines: as a. gene b. a word (as an article, possessive, demonstrative, or quantifier) that makes specific the denotation of a noun phrase … New Collegiate Dictionary
determiner — /dəˈtɜmənə/ (say duh termuhnuh) noun 1. someone or something that determines. 2. Grammar a word such as an article, demonstrative or number, which precedes nouns and any modifiers attached to them, and limits their scope. Examples in English… …
