Deictic

What do we mean by deictic?

Directly proving by argument. adjective

Of or relating to a word, the determination of whose referent is dependent on the context in which it is said or written. In the sentence I want him to come here now, the words I, here, him, and now are deictic because the determination of their referents depends on who says that sentence, and where, when, and of whom it is said. adjective

A deictic word, such as I or there. noun

Demonstrative.

In logic, direct: applied to reasoning which proves directly, and opposed to elenchic, which proves indirectly.

Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refutative. adjective

Showing or pointing to directly; pertaining to deixis; -- used to designate words that specify identity, location, or time from the perspective of one of the participants in a discourse, using the surrounding context as reference. adjective

Of or pertaining to deixis; to a word whose meaning is dependent on context adjective

Such a word (such as I or here) noun

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 noun

Relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use adjective

(grammar) Such a word (such as I or here).

Words that are spelled similarly to deictic:
deictic, deistic.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word deictic:
deixis, demonstrative, gestures, representational, proximal, suffixes, prefixes, distal, gesture, narration, discourse, verbs, expressions, tense, noun, pointing, spatial, speaker, understood, expression, shift, meaning, occur, relative, context, words, object, reference, refers, simple, speech, begin, examples, person, function, here, subject, terms, location, word, theory, article, specific, term, either, center, far, generally, months, example, language, how.

Adjectives that are often used to describe deictic:
spatial, central, temporal, endophoric, anaphoric, proximal, postposed, possessive, initial, non, distal, textual, inherently.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective deictic:
expressions, terms, reference, gestures, elements, center, centre, function, pronouns, words, system, use, categories, verbs, element, field, pronoun, forms, gesture, markers, expression, adverbs, references, features, systems, uses, category, particle, shift, particles, marker, term, orientation, meaning, functions, point, force, nature, adverb, signs, interpretation, word, space, verb, distinctions, context, tense, theory, discourse, classifiers, perspective, relations, devices, codes, component, adverbials, character, usage, shifts, frame, dimension, properties, indicators, tenses, items, scls, points, specification, constructions, utterances, projection, demonstratives, suffixes, dimensions, anchoring, procedure, origin, centers, procedures, construction, affixes, act, determination, determiners, fields, feature, consequences, centres, contrast, gaze, phrase, movements, relation.

Words that sound like deictic:
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