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Oral presentation of Unit 3: Deixis

By: Robert Cami
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DEIXIS Robert Camí Álvarez

What is Deixis? Deixis is a kind of exhopora which involves references to something (more)

Key aspects Reference Pointing things (helps identification)

Key Aspects Indexicality Context determines the meaning

Indexicality Example: “Here” “Now” (park bench) ? “Here “Now” (seashore)

Anaphora Its purpose is avoid repetition of words that have been mentioned before

Anaphora Example: The dog catched the bone and bited it It->anaphoric

Cataphora Introduces a word that will be used later

Cataphora Example: A few years later they won. The Celtics became the champions. They-> (more)

Deixis Typology Focusing on the usage of the deixis -Gestural Deixis (involves body (more)

Deixis Typology Focusing on the referent -Personal Deixis (Uses personal pronouns) -Place Deixis (more)

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