Cognitive motivation and pragmatic functions of the Greek deictics

Citation:

Bella S. Cognitive motivation and pragmatic functions of the Greek deictics. Journal of Greek Linguistics [Internet]. 2005;6:39-60.

Abstract:

This paper is a study of the way in which native speakers of Modern Greek use deictic categories. Specifically, it provides a theoretical account of the cognitive procedures that motivate the choice of one deictic over its counter-part in a deictic contrast and the pragmatic effects that this particular choice seems to have in terms of the speech situation.

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