pronominal Definition
pro·nomi·nal (prō näm′i nəl)
adjective
Gram. of, or having the function of, a pronoun the pronominal adjective “our”
Etymology: LL pronominalis < L pronomen, pronoun
pronominal Related Forms
pro·nom′i·nally adverb
pronominal Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- element: The functions encoded by the pronominal elements include deictic distinctions, interrogation and indefiniteness.
- form: Other examples from French ( identity of article and pronominal forms ) and English ( various instantiations of the -s affix ).
- system: In the extrinsic evaluation, the animacy classifier is used to filter candidates in a pronominal anaphora resolution system.
- quarter: This attempts to illustrate the pronominal quarter of the Marquess of Lothian, Chief of the Kerr Clan.
- arm: In battle the pronominal arms were sufficient, and the simpler the better.
- anaphora: We use the type system and our treatment of generalized quantifiers in natural language to construct a type-theoretic approach to pronominal anaphora and ellipsis.
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