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Noun: deixis
  1. 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

Derived forms: deixises

See also: deictic

Type of: semantics

Encyclopedia: Deixis

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