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单词 deixis
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Definition of deixis in English:

deixis

noun ˈdeɪksɪsˈdʌɪksɪsˈdaɪksəs
mass nounLinguistics
  • The function or use of deictic words, forms, or expressions.

    〔语言学〕指示功能;指示词语的使用

    we construct a context from the deixis of the text
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The phenomenon of deixis has been taken to be the clearest single example of language's embeddedness in context.
    • In concert with contemporary theory, she posits a world of belated, thwarted deixis, of quasi-chimerical example.
    • This study of the role of deixis and information packaging in discourse is based on an analysis of several corpora of Russian spoken and written texts.
    • It is critical to an understanding of deixis to recall that even very ‘local’ elements of context, such as a speaker's own corporeal experience and perceptual field, are susceptible of schematisation.
    • There is another linguistic category related to the notion of deixis: namely, aspect.

Origin

1940s: from Greek, literally 'reference', from deiknunai 'to show'.

Definition of deixis in US English:

deixis

nounˈdīksəsˈdaɪksəs
Linguistics
  • The function or use of deictic words, forms, or expressions.

    〔语言学〕指示功能;指示词语的使用

    we construct a context from the deixis of the text
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In concert with contemporary theory, she posits a world of belated, thwarted deixis, of quasi-chimerical example.
    • There is another linguistic category related to the notion of deixis: namely, aspect.
    • It is critical to an understanding of deixis to recall that even very ‘local’ elements of context, such as a speaker's own corporeal experience and perceptual field, are susceptible of schematisation.
    • The phenomenon of deixis has been taken to be the clearest single example of language's embeddedness in context.
    • This study of the role of deixis and information packaging in discourse is based on an analysis of several corpora of Russian spoken and written texts.

Origin

1940s: from Greek, literally ‘reference’, from deiknunai ‘to show’.

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