Cross-Cultural Practices : A Comparison of Demonstrative Pronouns in Japanese and Thai

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This paper attempts to find similarities and differences between Japanese and Thai demonstrative pronouns. In Japanese, the meaning of demonstrative pronouns can be divided into three categories; a) distance, b) belonging and c) cognition. Demonstrative pronouns in the Thai language share the first two categories. However, although Thai demonstrative pronouns do not function with the meaning of c), the notion of cognition is expressed by other elements. This indicates that the two languages differ in surface structure but share the same notion in deep structure. Although Japanese and Thai demonstrative pronouns have some differences in meaning and usage, both languages have similarities in deep structure and surface structure. The so in Japanese and nan are an example; they are similar both in deep and surface structure.