On Referential Distance in Written Texts

Authors

  • Jelena Š. Novaković Docent, University of Banja Luka
  • PhD Cand. Božana Tomić

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26417/ejms.v4i2.p76-80

Keywords:

demonstratives, reference, restrictions, English, Serbian.

Abstract

Apart from personal pronouns which are by far the most used referring expressions in English and Serbian, reference can be established and maintained using demonstratives. Their function is to refer to the location or distance of a person or an object. The aim of this paper is to examine reference realised by demonstratives with special regard to the restrictions written discourse imposes on their usage. The texts we used for analysis are narrative stories written in the two languages.

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Published

2017-01-21

How to Cite

On Referential Distance in Written Texts. (2017). European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2(2), 76-80. https://doi.org/10.26417/ejms.v4i2.p76-80