Re: Further language development Q's
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, September 15, 2004, 18:45 |
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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:31:48 +0200, Carsten Becker
<naranoieati@...> wrote:
> 3) OFF-TOPIC as for the topic of this thread, but ON-TOPIC
> as for languages: What does "deictic" mean? I haven't
> found it in my dictionary.
Etymologically, "pointing".
I believe it refers especially to pronouns of the type "this" and
"that", which "point" in a given direction/at a given spot (near the
speaker, near the listener, far from both, etc.).
Cheers,
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
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