related to Pragmatics. for students of English literature and language

2.  - an ironic or humorous purpose
E.g. “Would his highness like some coffee?”
(one person is very busy in the kitchen,
addresses another, who‟s being lazy)
- make potential accusation less direct
E.g. “Somebody didn‟t clean up after himself”
(instead of saying “you didn‟t clean up”)
- make personal issue seem like impersonal one
E.g. “Each person has to clean up after him or herself”
(instead of saying “you didn‟t clean up”)
- state general rules
E.g. “We clean up after ourselves around here”
(instead of saying “you didn‟t clean up”)

3. Examples of person deictic
In English, the distinctions are generally indicated by
pronouns. The following examples show how.
 I am going to the movies.
 Would you like to have dinner?
 They tried to hurt me, but he came to the rescue.