B09
extended
Context
Space
Distance / Proximity
How near or far is it?
intermediate
Deixis
Spatial distance
Proximity
意味
Relative distance between speaker, listener, participant, place, or event.
見分け方
Notice words that encode near, far, this side, that side, here, there.
例
単語
near|far|here|there|this|that
フレーズ
this house|that mountain|over there
文
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
言語別ビュー
母語の仕組み
日本語
表れ方
strong
重要度
Distance and proximity are expressed with demonstratives and spatial nouns like 近く.
このカフェは駅の近くです。
This cafe is near the station.
学習言語では
英語
表れ方
medium
難易度
English expresses distance and proximity with adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions.
The shop is near the station.
near the station = proximity
よくあるつまずき
Learners may confuse near, close to, far from, nearby, and next to.
Good transfer potential
This block behaves relatively similarly, so you can transfer intuition more safely between the two languages.