The German Demonstratives: A Study in the Columbia School Framework

by Lin Lin

This book explores, analyzes, and compares the use of German and Chinese demonstratives. Discourse and textual uses of the forms are considered, as well as their locative and temporal uses. The author observes that in both languages the demonstratives can be used to refer to referents. However, she departs from the common assumption that proximal demonstratives refer to entities or places close to the speaker, while non-proximal demonstratives refer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811385572
• ISBN13: 9789811385575
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"