deixis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek δεῖξις (deîxis, “pointing, indicating, reference”), from δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “I show”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdaɪksɪs/, /ˈdeɪksɪs/, (uncommon) /deɪˈɪksɪs/ === Noun === deixis (countable and uncountable, plural deixes) (pragmatics) The use of a word, such as a particle or pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the immediate physical, temporal, or grammatical context; a word used in such a way. Synonym: indexicality Hypernym: exophora Coordinate term: homophora ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === anaphora === Further reading === deixis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Eugene E. Loos [et al.], editors (2003), “deixis”, in Glossary of Linguistic Terms, Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. === Anagrams === dixies == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈde̞.ʃis] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈde.ʃis] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈdej.ʃis] === Verb === deixis second-person singular present subjunctive of deixar