DEIXIS
deixis
(noun) the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
deixis (countable and uncountable, plural deixes)
(linguistics) The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.
Synonym: indexicality
Antonym: homophora
Hypernym: exophora
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• dixies
Source: Wiktionary
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