deictic
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference
depends on the circumstances of its use; "deictic
pronouns"
n 1: a word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location
from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context
in which the communication occurs; "words that introduce
particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive
field into the message"- R.Rommetveit [syn: deictic,
deictic word]
deictic adjectiveEtymology: Greek deiktikos able to show, from deiktos,
verbal of deiknynai to show — more at dictionDate: 1876
showing or pointing out directly <the words this, that, and
those have a deictic function>
deictic adj. & n. Philol. & Gram. --adj. pointing, demonstrative. --n. a deictic word. Etymology: Gk deiktikos f. deiktos capable of proof f. deiknumi show
deictic
ˈdaɪktɪk adj. & n. Philol. & Gram. --adj. pointing,
demonstrative. --n. a deictic word. [Gk deiktikos f. deiktos capable of
proof f. deiknumi show]
Deictic \Deic"tic\, a. [Gr. deiktiko`s serving to show or point
out, fr. deikny`nai to show.] (Logic)
Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning, and
opposed to elenchtic or refutative.
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