| deixis deictive |
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1) the function of certain pronouns and demonstrative words as they point directly to their reference,
¶4-2-5,
¶14-2;
d. is more direct than anaphora; 2) a semantic feature characterizing entities whose extension is made determinate by the use of the article the or a demonstrative, ¶2-4-6, figure 13, d. is definite but opposes definite proper and may be mediate, immediate, or remote |