| NOUN | cognition | deixis | the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing |
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| Meaning | The function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs. | |
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| Broader | semantics | The study of language meaning / meaning |
| Spanish | deixis, deíxis | |
| Catalan | dixi | |
| Adjectives | deictic | relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use |
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