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Deixis - What does it mean?

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deixis

English

Noun

(deixes)
  • (linguistics) A reference within a sentence that relies on the context being known to interpret correctly.
    • The use of pronouns relies on a deixis to correctly interpret them.

    Synonyms

    * indexicality

    Hypernyms

    * exophora

    Antonyms

    * (with regards to type of information needed to understand a reference ): homophora

    Related terms

    * deictic * deictically * deictical

    References

    * http://www.sil.org/linguistics/glossaryoflinguisticterms/WhatIsDeixis.htm

    Anagrams

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    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.