Distance / Proximity
Deixis
Spatial distance
Proximity
How near or far is it?
extended
intermediate
Context
Význam
Relative distance between speaker, listener, participant, place, or event.
Jak to poznat
Notice words that encode near, far, this side, that side, here, there.
Příklady
Slova
near|far|here|there|this|that
Fráze
this house|that mountain|over there
Věta
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
Pohled podle jazyka
Ve Vašem jazyce
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Výskyt
medium
Důležitost
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.
V jazyce, který se učíte
Bengali (standard)
Výskyt
strong
Obtížnost
Distance is shown by demonstratives, deictic adverbs and spatial expressions.
ওই দোকানটা দূরে।
That shop is far away.
Typická potíž při učení
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.