The interpretation of [+distal] in demonstratives and complementizers
This article argues that the [+distal] feature of demonstrative that is also present in complementizer that, and has not bleached away. In particular, we argue that complementizer that is referential: it refers to an element in the Shared Discourse Space (an extension of the Common Ground) that can...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/ling-2022-0178 |
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