The property Noun Demonstrative has the value “yesâ€ when a demonstrative can follow the noun that it modifies in a <a href="/glossary#neutral-context">neutral context</a>. <br><br>

<b><a href="/glossary#demonstrative">Definition of Demonstrative</a></b><br><!--
A demonstrative is a word modifying the noun that is used to indicate the location of a referent relative to the speaker. For the purpose of this definition, we do not count "reinforcers" in the sense of Bernstein (1997) (see French example below).<br><br>

<b>Reference</b>:<br>
Bernstein, Judy. 1997. Demonstrative Reinforcers in Romance and Germanic Languages. <i>Lingua</i> 102:87-113.<br>--><br>

Examples:<br>
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1.<br>
English is “noâ€ for Noun Demonstrative since this order is always ungrammatical:<br>
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*man this<br>
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2.	<br>
Ewe is “yesâ€ for the property Noun Demonstrative:<br>
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agbale sia<br>
book this<br>
“this bookâ€<br>
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3.<br>
Japanese is “noâ€ for the property Noun Demonstrative, since this order is always ungrammatical:<br>
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*tukue	 kono<br>
  desk   this<br>
  “this deskâ€<br>
