Deixis
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Deixis (pronounced daɪksɪs) is the term used to refer to those linguistic elements which make interpretable reference only by virtue of an indexical connection to some aspect of the speech event. Typical examplars include for English, here–there, this–that, now–then, and I–you. Anderson and Keenan (1985: 259) write:
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