Associations to the word «Deixis»

Wiktionary

DEIXIS, noun. (linguistics) A reference within a sentence that relies on the context being known to interpret correctly.

Dictionary definition

DEIXIS, noun. 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.

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.