De l’utilité sémantique des déterminants : appoints caractérisant et enjeux

The question of the determiner as a modifier of the noun is a hypothesis that deserves to be proven. In fact, specificities in the updating of the noun make it possible to qualify the noun as an adjective would. This concerns both defined determiners and indefinite determiners. The enunciative conditioning of determiners also makes it possible to specify the noun and to design a more complete lexical universe. We must appreciate the diversity of the role played by the determiner in the nominal qualification or characterization in order to understand their grammatical and linguistic importance. In truth, the role of the determinant in discourse is more extensive than we think.