Associations to the word «Deictic»

Wiktionary

DEICTIC, adjective. (grammar) Of or pertaining to deixis; to a word whose meaning is dependent on context
DEICTIC, noun. (grammar) Such a word (such as I or here)

Dictionary definition

DEICTIC, noun. A word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs; "words that introduce particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive field into the message"- R.Rommetveit.
DEICTIC, adjective. Relating to or characteristic of a word whose reference depends on the circumstances of its use; "deictic pronouns".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats