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deixis
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[ˈdeɪksɪs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the function or use of deictic words, forms, or expressions
(e.g: we construct a context from the deixis of the text)
Phrases:
Origin
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1940s: from Greek, literally ‘reference’, from deiknunai ‘to show’
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