articloid

noun

1. markers of linguistic definiteness that have not become grammaticalized, or incorporated into the grammar of the language

   “The more important dimension is regularity in article usage before the articloid stage can be considered to be overcome effectively.”

   “Think of the floating use of the definite article, which appears early in Latin texts in the shape of ‘articloid’, but which is missing, for instance, in the Strasbourg Oaths”

   “The main difference between them is that definite articles and definite articloids perform only the function of informing that the referent is already accessible in the CDS, whereas demonstratives also provide a crucial piece of information to ensure this accessibility.”