LEADER 03441oam 22004815 450 001 9910370040603321 005 20240213164222.0 010 $a981-13-8558-0 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-13-8558-2 035 $a(CKB)4940000000153606 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5990225 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-13-8558-2 035 $a(EXLCZ)994940000000153606 100 $a20191206d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe German demonstratives $ea study in the Columbia School Framework /$fLin Lin 205 $a1st ed. 2020. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (213 pages) 225 1 $aPeking University Linguistics Research,$x2662-3129 ;$v2 311 0 $a981-13-8557-2 327 $aChapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Demonstratives -- Chapter 3 The German Demonstratives -- Chapter 4 The Chinese Demonstratives -- Chapter 5 German and Chinese Demonstratives in Discourse. 330 $aThis book explores, analyzes, and compares the use of German and Chinese demonstratives. Discourse and textual uses of the forms are considered, as well as their locative and temporal uses. The author observes that in both languages the demonstratives can be used to refer to referents. However, she departs from the common assumption that proximal demonstratives refer to entities or places close to the speaker, while non-proximal demonstratives refer to entities or places far from the speaker. Having analyzed a representative sampling consisting of a German text and a Chinese text, the author argues that both German and Chinese proximal demonstratives can signal the meaning of HIGH DEIXIS in a system of DEIXIS in the Columbia School of linguistics framework, whereas their non-proximal demonstratives can signal the meaning of LOW DEIXIS. In addition, Chinese demonstratives can be used under more circumstances than German demonstratives due to the lack of articles in Chinese. The author also argues that Cognitive Linguistic analysis is more helpful for new language learners, whereas the Columbia School of linguistics may be better suited to advanced learners who wish to know more about the intrinsic differences between words with similar meanings and uses. This book aims to help German learners better understand the German reference system. Readers with a Chinese language background will definitely benefit more from the book, as well as Chinese learners with a German language background. For pure linguistic enthusiasts and multi-linguals, the book offers an extensive introduction to the Columbia School of linguistics, and can open a new horizon for learning a new language comparatively. 410 0$aPeking University Linguistics Research,$x2662-3129 ;$v2 606 $aComparative linguistics 606 $aGerman language$xDemonstratives 606 $aChinese language$xDemonstratives 615 0$aComparative linguistics. 615 0$aGerman language$xDemonstratives. 615 0$aChinese language$xDemonstratives. 676 $a495.1 700 $aLin$b Lin$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0989022 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910370040603321 996 $aThe German Demonstratives$92261649 997 $aUNINA