The value of the property Adjective Demonstrative Noun is "yes" for a language when this order is found in a <a href="/glossary#neutral-context">neutral context</a>. As with all word order properties, we restrict our attention to <a href="/glossary#productive">productive word order</a> patterns.<br>
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<b><a href="/glossary#demonstrative">Definition of Demonstrative</a><br></b><br>

<b>General Note on Word Order Properties</b>: <br>
A "yes" value for the property Adjective Demonstrative Noun does not exclude a "yes" value for other orders of these categories. <br>
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<b>NA (Not Applicable)</b>: NA for this property means that the language has either no demonstratives or no nouns or no adjectives.<br>
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Examples:<br><br>
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English is "no" for Adjective Demonstrative Noun since this order is always ungrammatical:<br>
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*red these books<br>
(* means ungrammatical)<br>
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Japanese is “yesâ€ for both Demonstrative Adjective Noun and Adjective Demonstrative Noun (so two word orders are possible):<br>
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A: nani-o     kat-ta      no? <br>
     what-ACC buy-PST  C<br>
    "What did you buy?" <br>
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B: kono  akai  booru   da-yo. <br>
     this    red    ball     Copula-SFP (Sentence Final  Particle) <br>
    "These red balls"<br>
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B: akai   kono booru     da-yo. <br>
      red   this     ball     Copula-SFP (Sentence Final  Particle) <br>
    "These red balls"<br>
