| 释义 |
deixis Grammar.|ˈdaɪksɪs|
[Gr. δεῖξις reference.]
Indication, pointing out. Cf. deictic a.
1949Archivum Linguisticum I. ii. 181 His analysis of the basic personal pronouns in terms of deixis. 1964R. A. Hall Introd. Ling. xxvi. 164 The function of pointing out is often called deixis. 1966G. N. Leech Eng. in Advertising xviii. 157 The definite article is characteristically employed in advertising in this sense of absolute deixis. |