meaning of deictic
1. Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning, and opposed to elenchtic or refutative.
2. a word specifying identity or spacial 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 speakers and hearers shared cognitive field into the message"- R. Rommetveit
Related Words
deictic | deictic word | deictically |
