| Name | Demonstrative-Singular-NP Construction | |
|---|---|---|
| Semantic function of cxn | Singling out one specific REFERENT by means of a DEMONSTRATIVE indicating of proximity or distance. | |
| Semantic role of slots | DEMONSTRATIVE | 'thing' as REFERENT |
| Syntactic form | thisthat | Nsgcontextual anchor point |
| Example | They like this President. I don’t like that. | |
| Agreement | singular verb | |
| General cxn-type | DEFINITE-REFERENCE CONSTRUCTION | |
| Construction family | NP CONSTRUCTION | |
| Literature | Herbst & Hoffmann (2023: Ch.5) | |
| Annotators/Date | TRH/04/21F | |