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Examples of Deixis in Language by Francis B. Tatel is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Deixis refers to expressions in language that point to referents or things being discussed. Examples include words like this, that, here, there, now, then, I, you, he and she, which can only be understood in context. Deixis locates referents along dimensions like space, time, discourse, person, and social context. Deixis is commonly classified into basic categories of person, time, and space deixis or other categories like social and discourse deixis.
- Author
- Francis B. Tatel
- Language
- EN