deixis

英 ['deɪksɪs] 美 ['deɪksɪs]

• n. [语](定冠词、指示代词等的)指示功能；指示词

英英释义

Noun:

1. the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs