What do we understand by Deixis? A synonym of Deixis can be Context and that’s the elements in an (más)

What do we understand by Deixis? A synonym of Deixis can be Context and that’s the elements in an utterance that help us to understand a conversation and that we are not aware of. (menos)

Some important definitions · Acts of reference: extra information given to the hearer/reader in (más)

Some important definitions · Acts of reference: extra information given to the hearer/reader in order to make it easier for him to understand what we are referring to. · Deictic centre: what is taken as point of reference . (menos)

· Deictic change: when the way you refer to someone changes. · Indexicals: that, those, he, she… (más)

· Deictic change: when the way you refer to someone changes. · Indexicals: that, those, he, she… (menos)

Indexicals are deictic in form but in usage we will find that they are divided into two groups:· (más)

Indexicals are deictic in form but in usage we will find that they are divided into two groups:· Deictic usage· Non-deictic usage (menos)

Deictic usage · Gestural: accompany the words with gestures . ·Symbolic: the meaning of the word (más)

Deictic usage · Gestural: accompany the words with gestures . ·Symbolic: the meaning of the word varies on who reads that. (menos)

Non-deictic usage · Emphatic: more general reference . · Anaphoric: implies a previous (más)

Non-deictic usage · Emphatic: more general reference . · Anaphoric: implies a previous introduction of the information . (menos)

Three types of deixis: ·Person: personal pronouns and possessives. · Place: demonstratives this, (más)

Three types of deixis: ·Person: personal pronouns and possessives. · Place: demonstratives this, that, their, these and those, and with the adverbs here and there and also some verbs of movement. · Time:adverbs and adjectives that refer to time (menos)

What is an speech act? In attempting to express themselves, people perform actions via utterances (más)

What is an speech act? In attempting to express themselves, people perform actions via utterances which are called speech acts. (menos)

LOCUTIONARY ACT ILLOCUTIONARY ACT PERLOCUTIONARY ACT Every speech act is doing three things at (más)

LOCUTIONARY ACT ILLOCUTIONARY ACT PERLOCUTIONARY ACT Every speech act is doing three things at the same time: (menos)

Indirectness Direct vs. Indirect language Do the form and the communicative function of the (más)

Indirectness Direct vs. Indirect language Do the form and the communicative function of the utterance match? (menos)

Conclusions Tips to follow for communication to be effective: Good choices = achievement of goals (más)

Conclusions Tips to follow for communication to be effective: Good choices = achievement of goals Master the language Know the social rules (menos)

DEIXIS Linguistic phenomenon that makes the meaning of an utterance change depending on the (más)

DEIXIS Linguistic phenomenon that makes the meaning of an utterance change depending on the context. (menos)

REFERENCE Pointing things about the world via language. How does reference help us? It allows (más)

REFERENCE Pointing things about the world via language. How does reference help us? It allows us to discuss and talk about the things of the world. (menos)

DEICTIC ELEMENTS Linguistic forms that point the things of the world. They are basically (más)

DEICTIC ELEMENTS Linguistic forms that point the things of the world. They are basically personal pronouns, possessives, demonstratives, and temporal and locative adverbs. (menos)

DEICTIC VS. NON-DEICTIC USAGE Deictic usage requires from the context for its interpretation. (más)

DEICTIC VS. NON-DEICTIC USAGE Deictic usage requires from the context for its interpretation. Non-decitic usage does not depend on the context for its interpretation. (menos)

NON-DEICTIC USAGE Non-deictic element could be rephrase by another word. Anaphora: Particle (más)

NON-DEICTIC USAGE Non-deictic element could be rephrase by another word. Anaphora: Particle that points to a referent that has already been mentioned. (menos)

DEICTIC USAGE Distinction betweeen: Gestural usage Symbolic usage Distinction according to the (más)

DEICTIC USAGE Distinction betweeen: Gestural usage Symbolic usage Distinction according to the referent that they are pointing at: Person deixis Place deixis Time deixis (menos)

CONCLUSION Deixis is not used for everyone in the same way. Each language deals differently with (más)

CONCLUSION Deixis is not used for everyone in the same way. Each language deals differently with deixis. (menos)