Deixis Doing
Pragmatics
Ø Types
of deixis exspresion
There are five types of deixis expressions:
person deixis, place deixis, time deixis, discourse deixis and social deixis.
On the other hand, demonstratives also serve deictic functions. Here are some
incomplete inventories and examples:
I. Person
deixis: I, you, we, (he, with a pointing gesture)
For example :
§
Now you listen to my talk! Don't sleep in the class
II.
Place deixis: left, right, front, back, here, there, come, go, away, East,
West, up, down, etc.
For
example :
§ I will come
here again at half past seven.
III.
Time deixis: now, then, today, yesterday, tomorrow
For
example :
§ I have
discourse analysis class today at ten past eight.
IV.
Discourse deixis: this, that (the term refers to the some propositions in the
discourse but cannot be equated to an individual word or expression)
For
example :
§
I'm
sorry I didn't hear you. Could you repeat that ?
Ø Factors Affecting the Interpretation of Deixis
Expressions
Deixis terms comprehended by language users
Such a question can be answered at two levels. At a basic level, we can
identify factors that affect our interpretation of such terms, just by
observing the different uses. At a more advanced level, we need to have recourse
to some pragmatic mechanism couched in an integrated theory of pragmatics.
Elegant explanations and solutions, if ever possible, are only achievable at
the advanced level. But we need to start at the basic level, which provide
initial descriptions that should feed into any accounts that are more
theoretical.
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