predeterminer

predeterminer
The function of a phrase that precedes a determiner in a noun phrase and modifies the head noun. ;Examples , All in all this time. , Half in half the size. , Three times in three times the rate. , How big in how big a deal is this. , What in what a great idea.
See Also: determiner

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • prédéterminer — [ predetɛrmine ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1530; lat. ecclés. prædeterminare 1 ♦ Philos., psychol. Déterminer d avance par des causes ou des raisons immédiatement antérieures à la décision, à l acte. 2 ♦ (XVIIe) Relig. Dieu prédétermine la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • predeterminer — see determiner …   Modern English usage

  • predeterminer — Predeterminer. v. act. terme Dogmatique. Disposer les choses avenir desorte qu elles arrivent necessairement d une certaine maniere. Les actions des causes libres ne sont point prédeterminées par la fatatité. Dieu ne prédetermine point les hommes …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • predeterminer — ► NOUN Grammar ▪ a word or phrase that occurs before a determiner, for example both or a lot of …   English terms dictionary

  • predeterminer — UK [ˌpriːdɪˈtɜː(r)mɪnə(r)] / US [ˌprɪdɪˈtɜrmɪnər] noun [countable] Word forms predeterminer : singular predeterminer plural predeterminers linguistics a word that can come before a determiner (= a word such as a , the , his , or this ), and gives …   English dictionary

  • predeterminer — [[t]pri͟ːdɪtɜ͟ː(r)mɪnə(r)[/t]] predeterminers N COUNT In grammar, a predeterminer is a word that is used before a determiner, but is still part of the noun group. For example, all in all the time and both in both our children are predeterminers …   English dictionary

  • predeterminer — noun Date: 1959 a limiting noun modifier (as both or all) characterized by occurrence before the determiner in a noun phrase …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • PRÉDÉTERMINER — v. a. T. de Théologie. Il se dit De l action, du décret par lequel Dieu meut et détermine la volonté humaine. PRÉDÉTERMINÉ, ÉE. participe …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • PRÉDÉTERMINER — v. tr. T. de Théologie Il se dit de l’Action, du décret par lequel Dieu meut et détermine la volonté humaine …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • predeterminer — /pree di terr meuh neuhr/, n. Gram. a member of a subclass of English adjectival words, often quantitative in meaning, that may be placed before an article or other determiner, as all in all the paintings or half in half her salary. [1670 80; PRE …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”