ADJECTIVE | pert | deictic | relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use |
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NOUN | communication | deictic, deictic word | 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 |
Meaning | relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use. | |
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Example | "deictic pronouns" | |
Spanish | deíctico | |
Nouns | deictic | 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 |
deixis | the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | deictic word | |
Broader | word | A unit of language that native speakers can identify |
Spanish | deíctico | |
Catalan | díctic | |
Adjectives | deictic | relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use |
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