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English noun: deictic word

1. deictic word (communication) 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


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


Synonymsdeictic


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