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DEIXIS Language is used to refer to persons and/or things either directly (i.e.direct reference- e.g.names) thus leading us to persons or things or indirectly by means of ______ reference.
DEIXIS Language is used to refer to persons and/or things either directly (i.e.direct reference- e.g.names) thus leading us to persons or things or indirectly by means of ______ reference.
indirect
When using language indirectly we need to have recourse to other linguistic as well as non-linguistic strategies in order to establish the correct ______.
When using language indirectly we need to have recourse to other linguistic as well as non-linguistic strategies in order to establish the correct ______.
reference
The referent of I changes with the person uttering it.Everybody can say I and whoever says it points to another object than everybody ______.
The referent of I changes with the person uttering it.Everybody can say I and whoever says it points to another object than everybody ______.
else
These lexical items are referred to as deictic terms/indexical expressions or simply ______.
These lexical items are referred to as deictic terms/indexical expressions or simply ______.
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DEIXIS is a phenomenon that directly relates an utterance to a ______, place, person, and social background.
DEIXIS is a phenomenon that directly relates an utterance to a ______, place, person, and social background.
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Deixis concerns the ways in which languages encode or grammaticalize features of the context of ______/speech event.
Deixis concerns the ways in which languages encode or grammaticalize features of the context of ______/speech event.
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Person deixis concerns the encoding of the role of participants in the ______ event in which the utterance is delivered.
Person deixis concerns the encoding of the role of participants in the ______ event in which the utterance is delivered.
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The category first person is the grammaticalization of the speaker’s reference to ______.
The category first person is the grammaticalization of the speaker’s reference to ______.
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In some contexts third-person pronouns are distal forms in terms of person deixis; using a third-person pronoun where a second-person one could be possible is a way of communicating ______, not necessarily spatial, but emotional and social distance.
In some contexts third-person pronouns are distal forms in terms of person deixis; using a third-person pronoun where a second-person one could be possible is a way of communicating ______, not necessarily spatial, but emotional and social distance.
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Most languages grammaticalize at least a distinction between PROXIMAL (i.e.close to speaker) and DISTAL (i.e.non-proximal to speaker, sometimes close to addressee). This distinction is encoded in demonstratives (this that), deictic adverbs of place (here there) and in some verbs such as ______ and go.
Most languages grammaticalize at least a distinction between PROXIMAL (i.e.close to speaker) and DISTAL (i.e.non-proximal to speaker, sometimes close to addressee). This distinction is encoded in demonstratives (this that), deictic adverbs of place (here there) and in some verbs such as ______ and go.
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Study Notes
Deixis Language
- Deixis language refers to the way we use language to refer to people and things directly or indirectly.
Direct and Indirect Reference
- Direct reference uses names or other direct methods to refer to people or things.
- Indirect reference uses linguistic and non-linguistic strategies to establish the correct referent.
Deictic Terms/Indexical Expressions
- Deictic terms/indexical expressions are lexical items that change meaning based on the speaker, such as "I".
- The referent of "I" changes with the person uttering it, and whoever says it points to a different object than everybody else.
Deixis and Context
- Deixis is a phenomenon that directly relates an utterance to a context, place, person, and social background.
- Deixis concerns the ways in which languages encode or grammaticalize features of the context of speech event.
Person Deixis
- Person deixis concerns the encoding of the role of participants in the speech event in which the utterance is delivered.
- The category "first person" is the grammaticalization of the speaker's reference to themselves.
Social Distance and Person Deixis
- Using third-person pronouns can communicate social distance, not necessarily spatial, but emotional and social distance.
- In some contexts, third-person pronouns are distal forms in terms of person deixis.
Proximal and Distal Distinctions
- Most languages grammaticalize at least a distinction between PROXIMAL (close to speaker) and DISTAL (non-proximal to speaker, sometimes close to addressee).
- This distinction is encoded in demonstratives (this/that), deictic adverbs of place (here/there), and in some verbs such as "come" and "go".
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Learn about the use of DEIXIS language to refer to persons or things directly and indirectly, and the strategies used to establish correct reference. Explore examples and understand how pronouns are used to create direct and indirect references in language.
