English-Italian translations for deixis

• deissi

Definition of deixis

• The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way

Examples

• Deixis allows for economy of speech but introduces ambiguity when that speech is recorded.

Related words

• deism
• pandeism
• codeine
• deindustrialization
• deistic
• deity
• deign
• jadeite
• deinking
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