Pointing Signal
Demonstrative
Deixis
Deictic adverb
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
core
basic
Information structure
Význam
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
Jak to poznat
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
Příklady
Slova
this|that|these|those|here|there|now|then
Fráze
this book|that one|over here|at that time
Věta
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
Pohled podle jazyka
Ve Vašem jazyce
Hindi (standard)
Výskyt
strong
Důležitost
Pointing uses यह/वह, इस/उस, यहाँ/वहाँ and related proximal/distal forms.
यह मेरा घर है।
This my house is.
V jazyce, který se učíte
Indonesian (standard)
Výskyt
strong
Obtížnost
Pointing uses ini/itu and place words sini, situ, sana.
Ini rumah saya.
This house my.
Typická potíž při učení
Learners may confuse itu and sana or overuse demonstratives.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.