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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Main Authors: Staps Camil, Rooryck Johan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2023-09-01
Series:Linguistics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/ling-2022-0178
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