DEICTIC


Meaning of DEICTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdīk-tik also ]

ˈdāk- adjective

Etymology: Greek deiktikos able to show, from deiktos, verbal of deiknynai to show — more at diction

Date: 1876

: showing or pointing out directly

the words this, that, and those have a deictic function

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.