#CH7 DEIXIS & DEFI

Question 1

WHAT is DEICTIC WORD mean?

Answer 1

DEICTIC WORD IS SOME ELEMENT of ITS MEANING from the CONTEXT or SITUATION of UTTERANCE
(I.E. +SPEAKER,
+ ADDRESS,
+ TIME
+PLACE)

Question 2

WHAT CONTEXT of UTTERANCE means?

Answer 2

CONTEXT of UTTERANCE is
- SMALL SUBPART of UNIVERSE of DISCOURSE
-SHARED BY SPEAKER & HEARER,
-INCLUDES FACTS
+ ABOUT TOPIC ,
+ ABOUT SITUATION TAKES PLACE.

Question 3

WHAT DEFINITENESS means?

Answer 3

DEFINITENESS is
+ FEATURE of NP by SPEAKER
->HEARER can IDENTIFY REFERENT of NP,
+BECAUSE:
-ONLY THING OF ITS KIND IN CONTEXT OF UTTERANCE,
-UNIQUE IN UNIVERSE OF DISCOURSE.