deixis
pronunciation
How to pronounce deixis in British English:
UK [ˈdeɪksɪs]
How to pronounce deixis in American English:
US [ˈdaɪksɪs]
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- 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
Word Origin
- deixis (n.)
- 1949, from Greek deixis "reference." Related: Deictic.
Example
- 1. Pragmatic and cognitive analysis on deixis and anaphora .
- 2. Analysis of deixis in context and quotation .
- 3. Deixis has been of great interest to philosophers , linguists and logicians .
- 4. " Context " and " deixis " are both ordinary language expressions and important terms in a theory of verbal communication .
- 5. From this point , it is very important to study the pragmatic effect and translation of the usage of third person deixis for first person both in translation practice and theoretical study of translation studies .