Deixis and distance

(a)   is a technical term (from Greek) for one of the most basic things we do with utterances, which means 'pointing' via language. 

Any linguistic form used to accomplish this 'pointing' is called a (a)  

there is an (a)   “we” (speaker plus other(s), excluding addressee) 

(a)   : the time of the utterance’s time; the place of the utterance’s place; the person just giving the utterance.

Let’s go to the cinema.

• exclusive

• inclusive

an (a)   “we” (speaker and addressee included).

Let us go.

• INCLUSIVE

• EXCLUSIVE

The concept of distance is relevant to (a)   , where the relative location of people and things is indicated.

speakers being able to project themselves into other locations, time or shift person reference. It is called (a)  

Refer to a time (present, past or future) proximal or distal. It is called (a)