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Atypical demonstratives have not received adequate attention in the literature so far, or have even been completely neglected. By providing fresh insights and discussing new facets, this volume contributes to the better understanding of this group of words, starting from specific empirical phenomena, and advances our knowledge of the various properties of demonstratives, their syntactic multi-functionality, semantic feature specifications and pragmatic functions. In addition, some of the papers discuss different grammaticalization processes involving demonstratives, in particular how and from which lexical and morphosyntactic categories they originate cross-linguistically, and which semantic or pragmatic mechanisms play which role in their emergence. As such, the different contributions guide the readers on an adventurous journey into the realm of different exotic species of demonstratives, whose peculiar properties offer new exiting insights into the complex nature of demonstrative expressions themselves.

• Preface
• Contents
• It’s not all just about this and that
• Part I: The morphosyntax of atypical demonstratives
• Demonstratives as arguments and modifiers of N
• Pronominalization and Variation in Dutch Demonstrative and Possessive Expressions
• On demonstratives as relative pronouns
• Syntax and the morphology of deixis
• Part II: The semantics and pragmatics of atypical demonstratives
• Atypical demonstratives in an articleless language
• The Binding Properties of Demonstrative Pronouns, Definite Descriptions and Full Demonstrative DPs
• The unstressed distal demonstrative na in Chinese as a definiteness marker in bridging contexts
• Witness-loaded and Witness-free Demonstratives
• Demonstratives of manner, of quality and of degree
• Index