determiner

the head of a Determiner Phrase, a closed class item taking an NP complement defining its definiteness. Feature composition: [+F, –N, +V]

determiner phrase (DP)

a phrase headed by a central determiner or the possessive ’s morpheme. The complement of a DP is an NP, the specifier the DP the possessive ending attaches to.

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Basic English Syntax with Exercises

4.2 The Internal Structure of the DP

Having established the status of the determiner as a head, let us now look at how the DP is arranged.

 

 

        4.2.1 Determiners and Complements

        4.2.2 The Specifier of the DP

        4.2.3 Adjunction within the DP

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