pos-delimitation tables

pos=adj pos=art

D e s c r i p t i o n E x a m p l e D e s c r i p t i o n E x a m p l e

ein- preceded by a (definite) article der eine/adj   Schuh! ein- occurring in determiner position (no other article arround) ein/art   Schuh

pos=det pos=art

D e s c r i p t i o n E x a m p l e D e s c r i p t i o n E x a m p l e

anything in prenominal position except articles dieses/det   Haus articles are exclusively ein- and der, die, das das/art   Haus

pos=pron pos=art

D e s c r i p t i o n E x a m p l e D e s c r i p t i o n E x a m p l e

demonstrative pronoun replacing NP seine Meinung ist der/pron   von Klaus "uberlegen article before a nominal head seine Ansicht ist der/art   Meinung von Klaus "uberlegen

relative pronoun (after comma) der Dieb, den/pron   du stelltest articles, commas because of enumeration der Koch, der/art   Dieb, seine Frau ...

pos=art pos=numeral

D e s c r i p t i o n E x a m p l e D e s c r i p t i o n E x a m p l e

ein- where inflected eine/art   Million eins or uninflected ein- ein/numeral   bis zwei/numeral   Millionen

! Note: In this special case, the analysis of ``eine'' as an adjective is possible. The relevant criterium here was that when a definite article can immediately precede a form, that form may be an adjective.