Origin of the word "determinative" as a grammar label?

the dog --> [ the ] [dog] the big dog --> [ the ] [big dog] the grouchy man's dog -->[ the grouchy man's ] [dog] his dog --> [ his ] [dog] Noun phrases such as those shown in (1—4) typically come in two parts. There is an often optional introductory phrase consisting of one or more words, in bold in the examples above. And then we have the phrase containing the Head noun plus any adjectives or…