DEIXIS


Meaning of DEIXIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdīk-sis also ]

ˈdāk- noun

Etymology: Greek, literally, display, from deiknynai to show — more at diction

Date: 1946

: the pointing or specifying function of some words (as definite articles and demonstrative pronouns) whose denotation changes from one discourse to another

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