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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Source: Wiktionary

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