2. Deixis
• Definition : What is Deixis ?
• Deixis is a technical term from Greek. It means
pointing via language.
• Deictic expression is any linguistic form used
to accomplish this pointing.
• deictic expressions are also known as
indexicals.
3. 3 different kinds of indexicals
• person deixis such as me, you
• spatial deixis such as here, there
• temporal deixis such as now, then
4. there is a basic distinction between things
'near' or 'away from' the speaker
Proximal terms are interpreted in terms of the
speaker’s location or the deictic center.
Distal terms indicate away from the speaker
