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In linguistics, deixis (/ˈdaɪksɪs, ˈdeɪksɪs/) is the use of words or phrases to refer to a particular time (e.g. then), place (e.g. here), or person (e.g. you) relative to the context of the utterance. Deixis exists in all known natural languages and is closely related to anaphora, with a sometimes unclear distinction between the two. In linguistic…
The analysis highlights Art, Types and Deictic field and narration as prominent areas in the source structure around Deixis.
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The extracted context around Deixis shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Deixis → Alexandrine Barontini, Anderson, Bagdad, Border Between Lexicon, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Charles, Christophe Pereira, Deictic, Dominique Caubet, Ed, Eds, Edward, Estudios, Fillmore, First Person Term, Foundations, Gaynesford, George Grigore, German Another extracted example is Deixis → According, All, As, By, Each, For, Galbraith, Generally, Given, Labov, Labov's, Labovian, Like, Some, The, Two, William Labov. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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deictic center narrative story expressions within discourse language time utterance example refers used spatial speaker personal linguistics context world use
TTTA extracted 163 structured relationships around Deixis. Examples in this analysis include Deixis → is a → integral component of the lens through which the audience perceives the narrative.Labov's narrative modelWilliam Labov argues that stories of personal experience can be divided… and Deixis → is a → important element of oral narrative and can be realized in different ways in each of Labov's categories. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deixis | is a | integral component of the lens through which the audience perceives the narrative.Labov's narrative modelWilliam Labov argues that stories of personal experience can be divided… | 0.90 | text |
| Deixis | is a | important element of oral narrative and can be realized in different ways in each of Labov's categories | 0.90 | text |
| Deixis | is a | integral component of the lens through which the audience perceives the narrative | 0.90 | text |
| a voice recording or written text | instance of | they can differ in cases | 0.80 | text |
| person | instance of | one must first understand that language grammaticalizes context-dependent features | 0.80 | text |
| space | instance of | one must first understand that language grammaticalizes context-dependent features | 0.80 | text |
| and time | instance of | one must first understand that language grammaticalizes context-dependent features | 0.80 | text |
| Deixis | related to Deictic center | The | 0.60 | section |
| Deixis | related to Deictic center | Often | 0.60 | section |
| Deixis | related to Deictic center | Any | 0.60 | section |
| Deixis | related to Deictic center | Such | 0.60 | section |
| Deixis | related to Deictic center | Thus | 0.60 | section |
The concept neighborhoods around Deixis bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Expressions, Relative and Spatial. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Deixis, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Deixis with Types. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Deixis to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Art, Types & Deictic field and narration, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Deixis · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout