第七讲 英语名词短语中的限定词 (Determiners in Noun Phrases) 一、限定词的定义(Defining the notion of “determiner”) 限定词不同于修饰语(modifier)
限定词是用来表示名词短语中中心词(head noun)(68 页)是特指(specific reference )还是类指(generic reference),是表示确定数量(definite quantity)还是不确定(indefinite quantity)数量,是指称部分还是整体,起限定作用的一类词
修饰语只是在语义上增添名词中心词的“描绘”信息,使之更具体
因此限定词通常是必不可少的,而修饰语一般是可有可无的;限定词只能位于名词前,而修饰语很多则可以位于名词后,特别是形容词短语作修饰语时;限定词无短语成分,形容词等修饰语有短语成分
True or false
Determiners are words that are used to describe head nouns in noun phrases
(68 页-71 页) 请看下面的例子(课本 68 页): (1)A deer can stand as soon as it is born
(2)Thousands of visitors come to this museum every year
(3)The old and the young sometimes find it hard to understand each other
(4)All the first three winners in the game were Chinese
(5)This company decides to pay the workers by the hour