Pointing Signal
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
Significato
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
Come riconoscerlo
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
Esempi
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
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua madre
Pointers use questo, quello, qui, lì/là, and related forms.
Questo è il mio posto preferito.
This is my favorite place.
Nella tua lingua di studio
In inglese si usano this/that, here/there, now/then e parole simili per indicare qualcosa dal punto di vista di chi parla.
This is my seat, and that is yours.
this/that = this indica qualcosa vicino o attuale per chi parla; that qualcosa più distante o separato
Chi studia può confondere this/that e here/there, soprattutto quando la distanza riguarda il discorso e non lo spazio fisico.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.