deixis

英 /ˈdeɪksɪs/ 美 /ˈdaɪksɪs/

中文释义

n.（定冠词、指示代词等的）指示功能，直示（系统）

Modest and honorific is a typical social deixis, which includes modest title , honorific title.

谦辞敬语是典型的社交指示语, 敬称和谦称也是其中的一部分.
As an important element of pragmatics, deixis plays the role of relating utterance with its context.

内容提要:指示语是语用学的一个重要组成部分.话语和语境的联系就是通过指示语完成的.
Without deixis , it is almost impossible to understand the meaning of any stretch of language.

指示语是理解语言表达意思的关键.