This paper offers a review of research on demonstratives from an interdisciplinary
perspective. In particular, we consider the role of demonstratives in current research on …

Abstract Language allows us to efficiently communicate about the things in the world around
us. Seemingly simple words like this and that are a cornerstone of our capability to refer, as …

The extent to which languages share properties reflecting the non-linguistic constraints of
the speakers who speak them is key to the debate regarding the relationship between …

This discussion note reviews responses of the linguistics profession to the grave issues of
language endangerment identified a quarter of a century ago in the journal Language by …

What causes cultural groups to favour specific conventions over others? Recently, it has
been suggested that cross-linguistic variation can be motivated by factors of the wider non …

Perceptual information is important for the meaning of nouns. We present modality
exclusivity norms for 485 Dutch nouns rated on visual, auditory, haptic, gustatory, and …

Understanding Linguistic Fieldwork offers a diverse and practical introduction to research
methods used in field linguistics. Designed to teach students how to collect quality linguistic …

This Element tries to discern the known unknowns in the field of Pragmatics, the'Dark
Matter'of the title. The authors can identify a key bottleneck in human communication, the …

Endophoric demonstratives such as this and that are among the most frequently used words
in written texts. Nevertheless, it remains unclear how exactly they should be subdivided and …

Demonstratives such as this and that are among the most frequently used words in texts. But
what are the factors that determine whether a writer uses one demonstrative form (proximal …