The value of the property Demonstrative Adjective 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 Demonstrative Adjective 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>
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English is "yes" for Demonstrative Adjective Noun:<br>
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These red books.<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><br>

B: akai kono booru da-yo. <br>
red this ball Copula-SFP (Sentence Final Particle) <br>
"These red balls"<br><br>
