Meanings (ES + gloss)
deixis • deíxis
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.
Deixis allows for economy of speech but introduces ambiguity when that speech is recorded.
Deixis is a technical term (from Greek) for one of the most basic things we do with utterances. It means 'pointing' via language. Any linguistic form used to accomplish this 'point…
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