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Deixis

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    Types of deixis
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  • This city has witnessed a flood as a result of the heavy rain. 'This city' refers to?
    Spatial Deixis
  •  10
  • "He is going to The Weekend concert, but he is stuck in a traffic." 'He' refers to?
    Personal Deixis
  •  10
  • They attended New York last year. 'Last Year' refers to?
    Temporal Deixis
  •  15
  • "Whenever I see John, he wears the same coat" 'He' refers to?
    Personal deixis
  •  15
  • Spatial deixis indicates
    Location
  •  15
  • SATURDAY is deictic word of ?
    Temporal deixis
  •  15
  • "My friend Anne is really beautiful" . 'My friend' refers to?
    Personal Deixis
  •  15
  • _______ deixis depends on the time when the utterance is produced.
    Temporal
  •  15
  • What is the DEICTIC CENTER in this sentence? "John, are you in the room? Im coming in now!"
    Addressee
  •  15
  • Deictic expressions depend on the speaker and hearer sharing the same context.
    True
  •  15
  • Deictic expressions are most commonly used in written communication.
    False
  •  15
  • How many types of deixis are there?
    5
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  • How many SPATIAL deixes are there in this sentence? "I am looking at those clouds over there."
    2
  •  15
  • "Get out!" This sentence has _____ deixis
    Spatial
  •  10
  • "HERE" is an example of:
    Proximal spatial deixis.
  •  15
  • "THEN" is an example of:
    Distal temporal deixis
  •  15