The role of discourse topic and proximity for demonstratives in German and Russian

Maria Averintseva-Klisch; Manfred Consten

doi:10.1075/lic.7.2.08ave

Information Structuring Resources in Contrast

ISSN 1387-6759
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The role of discourse topic and proximity for demonstratives in German and Russian
Author(s): Maria Averintseva-Klisch ¹ and Manfred Consten
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¹ University of Tübingen, University of Jena (Germany)
Source: Languages in Contrast, Volume 7, Issue 2, Jan 2007, p. 221 - 240
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1075/lic.7.2.08ave

Abstract

This article discusses the textual functions of demonstratives in German and Russian in terms of ‘discourse topicality’ and ‘proximity’, thus covering a broad range of referential phenomena within a unified approach. It shows that — in spite of important grammatical differences between German and Russian — anaphoric and deictic uses of demonstratives are ruled by the same principles in both languages.

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Keyword(s): anaphora; deixis; demonstratives; German/Russian

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