demonstrative pronoun (Q15532)

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a term
  • demonstrative
Language Label Description Also known as
English
demonstrative pronoun
a term
  • demonstrative

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words indicating which object is being referred to
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A demonstrative is a determiner that is used deictically to indicate a referent's spatial, temporal, or discourse location. A demonstrative functions as a modifier of a noun, or a pronoun [Crystal 1997,312].
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