deixis
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1. the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | semantics, |
| definition | : | the study of language meaning (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | deictic, |
| definition | : | relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | deictic, |
| definition | : | relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use (adj.pert) |
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