Pointing Signal
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
Bedeutung
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
So erkennst Du es
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
Beispiele
this|that|these|those|here|there|now|then
this book|that one|over here|at that time
This is my favorite place.
Visual guide
Pointing from here/now speaker center: here, now near speaker: this away: that, there other time: then Use: this book, over here
Comparison shape 2-way: this = near that = away 3-way: near speaker near listener far from both Also: here/there, now/then
Sprachansicht
In deiner Muttersprache
Pointing words behave like determiners and inflect for gender, number and case.
dieses Buch, jener Tag
this book, that day
In Deiner Lernsprache
Englisch verwendet this/that, here/there, now/then und ähnliche Wörter, um aus der Sprecherperspektive auf Dinge, Orte, Zeiten oder Textstellen zu zeigen.
This is my seat, and that is yours.
This = dieser Sitz aus der Sprecherperspektive; that = der andere Sitz, als Gegenstück dazu oder weiter entfernt.
Lernende verwechseln häufig this/that und here/there, besonders bei räumlicher Entfernung oder wenn auf etwas im Gespräch verwiesen wird.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.