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DEICTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs
Example:
words that introduce particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive field into the message
Synonyms:
deictic; deictic word
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("deictic" is a kind of...):
word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)
Derivation:
deictic (relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use
Example:
deictic pronouns
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
deixis (the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs)
Derivation:
deictic (a word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs)
deixis (the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs)
