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| − | + | '''Deixis''' is introduced to handle the 'orientational' features of language which are relative to the time and place of utterance. | |
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| + | ===Examples=== | ||
| + | (i) personal pronouns: ''I, you, he,'' etc. | ||
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| + | (ii) adverbials of place and time: ''here, there''; ''now, then'' | ||
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| + | ===Origin=== | ||
| + | Deixis is merely the Greek word for 'pointing' or 'indicating'. | ||
===Other languages=== | ===Other languages=== | ||
| − | German [[Deixis (de)]] | + | German [[Deixis (de)]] Chinese [[指示语]] |
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| + | ===Reference=== | ||
| + | {{: Lyons 1968}} | ||
{{dc}} | {{dc}} | ||
[[Category:Semantics]] | [[Category:Semantics]] | ||
Revision as of 18:55, 17 June 2008
Deixis is introduced to handle the 'orientational' features of language which are relative to the time and place of utterance.
Examples
(i) personal pronouns: I, you, he, etc.
(ii) adverbials of place and time: here, there; now, then
Origin
Deixis is merely the Greek word for 'pointing' or 'indicating'.
Other languages
German Deixis (de) Chinese 指示语
Reference
Lyons, John. 1968. Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
