deixis

Empathetic Deixis

Empathetic deixis refers to linguistic expressions that reveal the speaker's emotional stance and perspective towards the subject or audience. It…

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Deictic Expressions: Understanding Context in Language

Deictic expressions are words or phrases whose meaning depends on the context of their utterance, including time, place, and participants.…

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Deictic Center

The deictic center is the conceptual 'here' and 'now' from which an utterance is oriented. It anchors language in the…

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Bounded Deixis

Bounded deixis refers to the use of deictic expressions whose reference is fixed within a specific context, like a text…

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Exophoric Reference: Understanding What Lies Beyond

Exophoric reference points to entities or concepts outside the immediate text. Understanding this linguistic phenomenon is crucial for effective communication…

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Deixis: Understanding Language’s Pointing Function

Deixis refers to words or phrases that directly point to the context of their utterance, such as 'here', 'now', 'I',…

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