What is the difference between この and こちら/こっち

(こっち is the informal form of こちら)

The definitions my book provide are as follows:

## (この = This)

(Example = (この子 = (This is) my child))

## (こちら/こっち = This(person))

(Example #1 = (こちらは本堂さんです = This (person) is Mr Hondou))

(Example #2 = (こっちは家内です = This is my wife)

Please help!
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この vs こちら/こっち? Help me please!
Grammatically, この functions as a pre noun only adjective, while the other
functions as a noun. このneeds to be in front of a noun for it to do anything,
or else it might not make a whole lotta sense
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Also こちら can also refer to place/location, "here", as in someone can tell you
こちらへどうぞ (This way, please), but yeah, in most cases it refers to persons and
it's a more polite to address someone, like when you introduce them. There is
also the use of こちらの which, from the cases that I know, can be translated as
"our". Imagine someone talking to you and saying for example: "Our/こちら **の**
___(item, person etc.) is__(insert qualities here). It's like someone talking
in the name of a collective. Sorry if I explained it bad! That's just how I
understand them!
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