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Demonstrative Determiners

In Jembesa, demonstrative determiners are same as demonstrative pronouns. Demonstrative pronouns function as a noun or noun phrase; on the other hand, demonstrative determiners function as an adjective. Despite thier functions, they are not classified as adjectives due to the fact that they don't end with adjectival suffix -o or -ö. They are classified as … Continue reading Demonstrative Determiners →

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 →