The article under consideration dwells on certain features of demonstrative pronouns in Tajik and English. It is noted that demonstrative pronouns are widely used in English and Tajik. In both languages, demonstrative pronouns became the object of study, but in comparative terms they are still among the debatable and insufficiently studied issues. In this regard, the given article attempts to clarify some issues regarding demonstrative pronouns in both languages.First of all, the author of the article adduces the definition of scientists about the pronoun, namely demonstrative ones. It is underscored that the isomorphic properties of demonstrative pronouns in English and Tajik are manifested in the fact that they are used to indicate distant / not distant objects and replace a noun in order to avoid repetition. As a rule, demonstrative pronouns are referred to as indicative pronouns or are called pronominal adjectives, in Tajik, and the formers in question can be used both as substantive and adjective in English, which can be attributed to the differences between the system of demonstrative pronouns in English and Tajik.
Tajik, English, demonstrative pronouns, deixis, substantive pronouns, adjective pronouns, grammatical connection
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