Grammaticalization in Cabecar

Deictic use

Demonstrative pronouns
accessibility	proximity	level	form	gloss
in speech situation	proximal		jí	d.prx
	medial		jé	d.med
not in speech situation	visible	upwards from origo sight	juä́i/jö́i	d.vis.high
		level with origo sight	á̱mi̱/já̱mi̱	d.vis.level
		on origo’s ground	dië́	d.vis.base
		beneath origo position	diá	d.vis.low
	audible/tastable/tangible		ñé̱	d.aud
	imperceptible		alé	d.impc

.	Jé	ká̱tsä=né̱	rä	báá=wa̱=sí̱	jí	sá	ké̱-i̱	kí̱.
Cabecar	d.med	mountain=sel	cop	nice=intns=cmpr	d.prx	1.pl	space/time-spc	sup
	That mountain is the nicest in this our country.

Anaphoric use

.	Jí	kuä́	riä́	ká	jé	rä	bás	i̠a̠	kú̱na̱;
Cabecar	d.prx	corn	liquid	neg	d.med	cop	2.pl	dat	n.val
Cabecar	This corn gruel is not for you;

	jé	rä	sa	yu-ä	kië́	Guillermo	jé	i̠a̠.
	d.med	cop	1.pl	form-vsn	name	William	d.med	dat
	it is for the professor named Guillermo.