Pointing Signal
Demonstrative
Deixis
Deictic adverb
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
core
basic
Information structure
意味
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
見分け方
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
例
単語
this|that|these|those|here|there|now|then
フレーズ
this book|that one|over here|at that time
文
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
言語別ビュー
母語では
Japanese
表れ方
strong
重要度
Japanese has a rich ko-so-a-do deictic system for this, that near you, that over there, and which.
これは私の好きな場所です。
This is my favorite place.
学習中の言語では
Hindi (standard)
表れ方
strong
難易度
Pointing uses यह/वह, इस/उस, यहाँ/वहाँ and related proximal/distal forms.
यह मेरा घर है।
This my house is.
よくあるつまずき
Learners may confuse direct and oblique demonstrative forms.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.