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bn:00025996n

Noun Concept

Categories: Articles with short description, Pragmatics, Semantics (linguistics), All articles with style issues, Semantics

deixis anaphoric reference deictic center deictic expression deictical

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 WordNet 3.0

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In linguistics, deixis is the use of general words and phrases to refer to a specific time, place, or person in context, e.g., the words tomorrow, there, and they. Wikipedia

Words requiring context to understand their meaning Wikidata

A process whereby words or expressions rely absolutely on context. OmegaWiki

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. Wiktionary

Reference relying on context. Wiktionary (translation)

Deixis allows for economy of speech but introduces ambiguity when that speech is recorded. Wiktionary

IS A

semantics

quality

HAS KIND

demonstrative pronoun

DERIVATION

deictic