deictic

Relating to or denoting a word or expression whose meaning is dependent on the context in which it is used, such as 'this', 'that', 'here', or 'now'.

• 🇪🇸Relativo a una palabra o expresión cuyo significado depende del contexto de su uso, como 'este', 'ese', 'aquí' o 'ahora'. Que señala o indica directamente algo en la situación comunicativa.

1. Context-dependent reference C2 formal

   Relating to a word or expression whose meaning depends on the context of its use, such as time, place, or speaker.

   • The word 'here' is deictic because its meaning changes with the speaker's location.
   • Deictic expressions like 'now' and 'then' rely on the time of utterance.
   • In linguistics, pronouns are often deictic, as their reference shifts with the speaker.

   🇪🇸Deíctico (referencia dependiente del contexto)

   Sinónimos: contextualdemonstrativeindexicalreferential

• more deictic comparative form
• most deictic superlative form

A noun referring to a word that specifies identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una palabra o expresión que señala la identidad o la ubicación espacial o temporal de algo en relación con el hablante o el oyente dentro del contexto comunicativo. También se refiere al elemento lingüístico cuyo referente depende de la situación de enunciación.

1. Deictic word or expression C2 formal

   A word or phrase that points to the time, place, or situation in which a speaker is speaking, such as 'here', 'now', 'I', or 'you'.

   • The word 'here' is a deictic that refers to the speaker's location.
   • In the sentence 'I am going now', both 'I' and 'now' are deictics.
   • Deictics like 'this' and 'that' depend on the context of the utterance.

   🇪🇸Deíctico, palabra deíctica

   Sinónimos: indexicalshifter