Review of Determiners (vs Pronouns): Possessives and Demonstratives Linguistics 140 Spring, 2014Core determiners Determiners can be defined as the special class of words that limit the nouns that follow them. In this class, we’ve reviewed three main types of determiners: • articles (a/an/the, zero article) • many quantifiers (e.g., some, few, most, etc.) • possessive determiners • demonstrative determiners These belong to a group of determiners called core determiners.Core determiners These slides will focus on the last two types: • possessive determiners • demonstrative determiners We’ll distinguish the determiners* that modify nouns in contrast to possessive and demonstrative pronouns that substitute for nouns. *These are sometimes called adjectivesPossessive determiners  Not all possessive pronouns are determiners: only the ones that modify nouns  Possessive determiners are words like my, his, her, your, our that come before nounsPossessive determiners  Which of the possessives highlighted below function as determiners and which function as pronouns replacing nouns? 1. That dessert is yours. 2. I like their dining customs; they take a long time to eat dinner. 3. Wow! Your paper is really interesting! 4. These are beautiful photographs. That one is his, isn’t it? 5. Let’s go to his apartment; hers is a little too small for all of us to fit in.Possessive determiners Answers: D= Determiner P= Pronoun 1.That dessert is yours. (P) 2. I like their dining customs; they take a long time to eat dinner. (D) 3. Wow! Your paper is really interesting! (D) 4. These are beautiful photographs. That one is his, isn’t it? (P) 5. Let’s go to his apartment; hers is a little too small for all of us to fit in. (D; P)Demonstrative determiners Like the possessives, demonstratives this, that, these and those can be either determiners, modifying a noun or pronouns, replacing a noun. In other words, a demonstrative determiner comes before a noun or noun phrase: Did you see that movie yet? She likes those blue flowers the best.Demonstrative determiners Which of the following demonstratives are determiners and which are pronouns? 1. This is the book I would like you to return. 2. Please take this book to the library. 3. Does that bus go into UCSB? 4. No, I think that goes to downtown Goleta. 5. Those are amazing landscapes. 6. Would you like one of these? 7. Those spotted beetles are native to South America.Demonstrative determiners Answers: D= Determiner P= Pronoun 1. This is the book I would like you to return. (P) 2. Please take this book to the library. (D) 3. Does that bus go into UCSB? (D) 4. No, I think that goes to downtown Goleta. (P) 5. Those are amazing landscapes. (P) 6. Would you like one of these? (P) 7. Those spotted beetles are native to South America.