group 11

What are proximal terms?

• this

• that

• then

• here

Deixis is clearly a form of interpreting that is tied to the speaker's context.

• True

• False

People only use "then" as a distal form in the past tense.

• True

• False

The speaker and listener have to share the same context in order to be interpreted correctly.

• True

• False

Only one sentence among the followings has a temporal deixis. Which one is it?

• I'm busy now.

• Put them near that.

• You can stay here.

• This box is heavy.

... are deictic expressions being aways from speakers.

English has only two basic form, the time now, for example, I live here now; and the ..., for example, I live here last month.

• Present participle

• Future

• Present

• Past

What does deixis mean ?

• Deixis is the use of general words and phrases to refer to a specific time, place or person in context.

• Deixis is based on the information that is right and combined with experiences.

• Deixis is an act in which a speaker or writer, uses linguistic forms to enable a listener or reader to identified somethings.

• None of these.

What are examples of spatial deixis?

• Now, then, today, last week, yesterday.

• Me, you, him ,they, she.

• Here, there, over there, over here.

• None.

Deixis is divided into three principles. Choose them:

• person deixis

• context deixis

• spatial deixis

• Grammar deixis

• temporal deixis