Associations to the word «Deixis»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
DEIXIS, noun. (linguistics) A reference within a sentence that relies on the context being known to interpret correctly.
Dictionary definition
DEIXIS, noun. 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.
Wise words
The difference between the right word and the almost right
word is the difference between lightning and a lightning
bug.