deictic

deictic Definition

deic·tic (dīk′tik)

adjective

Rare directly pointing out or proving
Linguis. having the function of pointing out or specifying, and having its reference determined by its context the words “this,” “there,” and “you” are deictic

Etymology: Gr deiktikos < deiktos, capable of proof < deiknynai, to prove; akin to L dicere: see diction

deictic Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

social: The analysis of social deictics, in contrast, heavily draws on Japanese data and only provides supplementary analyzes of English examples.

Modifies a noun

reference: These properties concern the capabilities of the cognitive system to realize deictic reference.
gesture: A word may generate a deictic gesture plus an action gesture.
expression: The linguistic forms of this pointing are called deictic expressions, deictic markers or deictic words; they are also sometimes called indexicals.
word: There also the deictic function words which are closely related to bodily gesture.

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