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Complete Definition of "deixis"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�daɪksɪs/

Noun
en-noun|deixes

  1. 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.

References
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/glossaryoflinguisticterms/WhatIsDeixis.htm

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