Distance / Proximity
Deixis
Spatial distance
Proximity
How near or far is it?
extended
intermediate
Context
المعنى
Relative distance between speaker, listener, participant, place, or event.
كيفية التعرّف عليه
Notice words that encode near, far, this side, that side, here, there.
أمثلة
كلمات
near|far|here|there|this|that
عبارات
this house|that mountain|over there
جملة
This cafe is near the station.
Visual guide
Basic shape
ANCHOR = speaker/listener/place
near: here, this cafe
distance grows ->
far: there, that mountain
Ask: how near/far?
Compare shape
Distance systems: 2-way: this/here | that/there 3-way: near me | near you | far richer: visible? uphill? inside? social distance may choose form
منظور اللغة
في اللغة الأم
Arabic (Modern Standard)
درجة الحضور
medium
الأهمية
Arabic has clear near/far demonstrative contrasts and deictic words, with gender and number in formal forms.
هذا قريب وذلك بعيد.
This is near and that is far.
في لغة التعلّم
Bengali (standard)
درجة الحضور
strong
الصعوبة
Distance is shown by demonstratives, deictic adverbs and spatial expressions.
ওই দোকানটা দূরে।
That shop is far away.
تحدٍّ شائع في التعلّم
Learners may not distinguish এই, ওই and সেই in discourse context.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.