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Title Demonstratives in cross-linguistic perspective / edited by Stephen C. Levinson, Sarah Cutfield, Michael J. Dunn, N.J. Enfield, Sergio Meira.

Publication Info. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
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Description 1 online resource (xv, 387 pages)
Series Language Culture and Cognition ; 14
Language, culture, and cognition ; 14.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction: Demonstratives: Patterns in Diversity; 2 The Demonstrative Questionnaire: "THIS" and "THAT" in Comparative Perspective; 3 Lao Demonstrative Determiners Nii[sup(4)] and Nan[sup(4)]: An Intensionally Discrete Distinction for Extensionally Analogue Space; 4 Dalabon Exophoric Uses of Demonstratives; 5 Brazilian Portuguese: Non-contrastive Exophoric Use of Demonstratives in the Spoken Language
6 "See This Sitting One": Demonstratives and Deictic Classifiers in Goemai7 Tzeltal: The Demonstrative System; 8 Yucatec Demonstratives in Interaction: Spontaneous versus Elicited Data; 9 Lavukaleve: Exophoric Usage of Demonstratives; 10 Tiriyó: Non-contrastive Exophoric Uses of Demonstratives; 11 Trumai: Non-contrastive Exophoric Uses of Demonstratives; 12 Saliba-Logea: Exophoric Demonstratives; 13 Warao Demonstratives; 14 Chukchi: Non-contrastive Spatial Demonstrative Usage; 15 Yélî Dnye: Demonstratives in the Language of Rossel Island, Papua New Guinea
16 Tidore: Non-contrastive Demonstratives17 The Jahai Multi-term Demonstrative System: What's Spatial about It?; Index
Summary The definitive guide to demonstratives, which play a key role in language acquisition and use.
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Subject Grammar, Comparative and general -- Demonstratives.
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Deixis.
Language and languages -- Cross-cultural studies.
Language and languages -- Philosophy.
Semantics (Philosophy)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
Language and languages
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Deixis
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Demonstratives
Language and languages -- Philosophy
Semantics (Philosophy)
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies
Added Author Levinson, Stephen C., editor Editor.
Cutfield, Sarah, editor Editor.
Dunn, Michael, 1969- editor. Editor.
Enfield, N. J., 1966- editor. Editor.
Meira, Sérgio, editor Editor.
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