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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