1. Noun
Words such as here, now and I whose meaning depends on context.
The use of expressions whose interpretation depends on the speaker, time or place of utterance.
“The meaning of here is determined by deixis.”
2. Noun
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
Vocabulary classified under Linguistics
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