5 Order of demonstrative and noun
This feature is described more fully in
chapter 5.
Summary
This feature (based on WALS feature 88, by Matthew S. Dryer) considers the order of adnominal demonstrative and noun
Demonstratives are deictic expressions such as English this and that which are used to point to referents and which typically indicate the relative distance of a referent in the speech situation in relation to the speaker’s location.
Authors
Philippe Maurer and the APiCS ConsortiumValues
| excl | shrd | all | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Demonstrative word precedes noun | 36 | 20 | 56 |
 | Demonstrative word follows noun | 19 | 15 | 34 |
 | Demonstrative simultaneously before and after noun | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Representation: | 75 | |||
| Language | Value | Lexifier | Details | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Id | Primary text | Analyzed text | Gloss | Translation | Type | Language | Audio | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|