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

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
Oliver Wendell Holmes