deixis (0 synonym found)

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Definition of deixis:

°(linguistics) A reference within a sentence that relies on the context being known to interpret correctly.
"The use of pronouns relies on a deixis to correctly interpret them."
Definition of deixis:

°(linguistics) A reference within a sentence that relies on the context being known to interpret correctly.
"The use of pronouns relies on a deixis to correctly interpret them."
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