Deixis and distance


e.g. I asked her if she was planning to be there that evening



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deixis and distance

e.g. I asked her if she was planning to be there that evening.

(reported speech)

The interpretation of deictic expression depends on:

  • Context
  • Intention
  • Express
  • Dietic expressions always communicate more than is said

    Exercise

    Exercise 1. Discuss the following sentences in terms of personal, spatial, and/or temporal deixis

    1. I enjoy living in this city

    2. Here is where we met last month

    3. You should have been here yesterday.

    4. I would travel around the world if I had a lot of money

    Exercise 2. What is the difference between the two utterances? 1. Let’s go & Let us go. 2. Nancy came into the classroom & Nancy went into the classroom.


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