We argue that the meanings of demonstratives and articles can be analysed in terms of a
combination of the spatial domain and a small set of semantic domains. We propose that …

The focus of this paper is on the role that shared reference plays in communication and,
relatedly, on the way in which communicative needs drive the formation and development of …

Sažetak Kada se u metodološkim okvirima kognitivne gramatike govori o kategoriji
bezličnosti, glagoli koji označavaju različite meteorološke ili vremenske prilike predstavljaju …

Sažetak Departing from the well-known ontological parallel between the pointing gesture on
the one hand, and linguistic deixis on the other, in this paper we analyse the semantic and …

In the three-way paradigm (proximal-medial-distal) typical of the Croatian language, the
adverb tamo 'there'presents a particularly intriguing case by deviating from its prescribed …

This paper deals with some of the pragmatic characteristics of indefinite pronouns,
specifically about the potential for expressing a negative attitude or stance by using them …

Zamjenice imaju važnu ulogu među jezičnim sredstvima pomoću kojih se uspostavlja
željena fokusna točka susreta/preklapanja/podudaranja govornikove i sugovornikove …

Demonstratives posses some qualities which set them apart from other function words with
which they are usually grouped. Diesel (2006: 464) claims that “demonstratives constitute a …

Sažetak Teorijska postavka prema kojoj komunikacijske potrebe potiču razvitak (novih)
gramatičkih kategorija propituje se u ovome radu na paradigmi demonstrativa u hrvatskome …