A. Definition
The original word of deixis is derived from the Ancient Greek language, δεῖξις which means "display, demonstration, or reference"", the meaning "point of reference" in contemporary linguistics having been taken over from Chrysippus
The original word of deixis is derived from the Ancient Greek language, δεῖξις which means "display, demonstration, or reference"", the meaning "point of reference" in contemporary linguistics having been taken over from Chrysippus
Deixis is a reference in which an expression is relatively interpreted to the particular linguistic context of an utterance. Words are deictic if their semantic meaning is fixed but their denotational meaning varies depending on time and/or place. Words or phrases that require contextual information to convey any meaning
there several kinds of deixis:
a. Person deixis (Who is speaking). Example: I am watching TV now.
b. Time Deixis (The time of speaking), I.e: She has a meeting today
c. Place Deixis (Current locayion of the Speaking). I.e: They are not here today, etc.
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