Determinative and Function word

Determinative noun - One of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases.

Function word and determinative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Function word" instead a noun "Determinative".

Nearby Words: determine, determination, determinate, determinant, determiner

Function word noun - A word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning.

Determinative and function word are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Determinative" with "Function word", this terms are similar.