deixis

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdaɪksɪs/, /ˈdeɪksɪs/

Noun

deixis (plural deixes)

1. (linguistics) The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.

   Deixis allows for economy of speech but introduces ambiguity when that speech is recorded.

   Synonyms: indexicality

   Antonyms: homophora

   Hypernyms: exophora

   • 1996, George Yule, Pragmatics, Oxford University Press (ISBN 9780194372077), page 9

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   • 2006, Stephen C. Levinson, "Dexis", chapter 5 of The Handbook of Pragmatics, Laurence R. Horn and Gregory Ward (eds.), Wiley-Blackwell (ISBN 978-0631225485), page 97:

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Translations

• French: deixis, déixis
• German: Deixis
• Italian: deissi
• Portuguese: dêixis
• Spanish: deixis, deíxis

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