Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronoun is used to indicate its referent's location spatially, temporally, or abstractly in relation to the discourse context. Languages are divided into two categories according to their distinction of demonstratives. Some languages, such as English, French and Chinese, make two-way distinction: proximal and distal. Others, such as Turkish, Spanish and Japanese, make three-way distinction: … Continue reading Demonstrative Pronouns