- Definite x indefinite
- We don’t have it in Czech language
- Distinction isn’t obligatory
· Types of selection:
deictic demonstrative pronouns (these, those)
genitive possessive pronouns and genitives (my, her, whose, Tom’s)
distributive (all, both, each, every, some, any, no)
specifying wh pronouns (what, which, whatever); followed by a noun
quantifying all numerals (three books, the first, half, many, much, little, few)
adjectival by adjectives (such, some, other, whole, certain, only, an – on the border line)
partitive of is often obligatory
some of our students – we select from already selected pair
quantifying (half of our students)
nominal (a crowd of people)
with half, both, all of is optional
Analysis of nominal:
A determiner
whole modifier determiner
library head
of
books qualifier head
· Types od definition:
definite
indefinite
generic
- subsystem of determination selection and definition go together
Þ determiners of nominal group
· Selection and definition:
- contains already determiners, some determiners imply
my book - determiners automatically (this, that, my, Tom’s, both, each, every, which)
- other need to combine other determiners to indicate definiteness
all the students, both the books, the three boys, the many, the few, the little, the other, the whole
- some imply indefiniteness
some, any, no, what, whatever, three, four, much, many, few, little
- determiner + indefinite article
a half, a few, a little, a whole, a certain, a great deal
· Definite, indefinite and zero article:
- if nominal group contains no other determiner then definiteness is indicated by definiteness of article (a, the, 0)
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