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DEICTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deictic mean? 

DEICTIC (noun)
  The noun DEICTIC has 1 sense:

1. a word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occursplay

  Familiarity information: DEICTIC used as a noun is very rare.


DEICTIC (adjective)
  The adjective DEICTIC has 1 sense:

1. relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its useplay

  Familiarity information: DEICTIC used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEICTIC (noun)


Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

deictic; deictic word

Context example:

words that introduce particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive field into the message

Hypernyms ("deictic" is a kind of...):

word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)

Derivation:

deictic (relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use)


DEICTIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

deictic pronouns

Pertainym:

deixis (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)

Derivation:

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; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs)


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