Pointing Signal
Demonstrative
Deixis
Deictic adverb
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
core
basic
Information structure
অর্থ
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
কীভাবে চিনবেন
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
উদাহরণ
শব্দ
this|that|these|those|here|there|now|then
বাক্যাংশ
this book|that one|over here|at that time
বাক্য
This is my favorite place.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Pointing from here/now speaker center: here, now near speaker: this away: that, there other time: then Use: this book, over here
Compare shape
Comparison shape 2-way: this = near that = away 3-way: near speaker near listener far from both Also: here/there, now/then
ভাষাভিত্তিক ভিউ
আপনার ভাষায়
Bengali (standard)
উপস্থিতির মাত্রা
strong
গুরুত্ব
Pointing uses এই, ওই, সেই and related adverbs for speaker/listener/discourse distance.
এইটা আমার, ওইটা তোমার।
This one is mine, that one is yours.
শেখার ভাষায়
Hindi (standard)
উপস্থিতির মাত্রা
strong
কঠিনতার মাত্রা
Pointing uses यह/वह, इस/उस, यहाँ/वहाँ and related proximal/distal forms.
यह मेरा घर है।
This my house is.
শিক্ষার্থীদের সাধারণ সমস্যা
Learners may confuse direct and oblique demonstrative forms.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.