deixis

Meaning

Noun

  • The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek δεῖξις ("pointing, indicating, reference"), from δείκνυμι.

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