Comparative Concept: demonstrative pronoun (cxn)
Extracted from the appendix of Morphosyntax: Constructions of the World's Languages, by William Croft (2022)
demonstrative pronoun (cxn)
| Typ | construction (def) |
|---|---|
| Alias(se) | demonstrative pronoun |
| Assoziiert | |
| Spraakbanken | demonstrative pronoun (cxn) |
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Definition
a deictic - contextual expression that stands alone as a referring phrase. Example: in This is a collared lizard, This is a demonstrative pronoun. (Sections 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.2)