Pointing Signal
Demonstrative
Deixis
Deictic adverb
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
core
basic
Information structure
의미
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
알아보는 방법
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
예시
단어
this|that|these|those|here|there|now|then
구문
this book|that one|over here|at that time
문장
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
언어별 보기
모국어에서는
Korean (South Korean standard)
드러나는 정도
strong
중요도
Korean uses a three-way 이/그/저 system for things, places, people, and discourse pointing.
이 사람은 누구예요?
Who is this person?
학습 언어에서는
Hindi (standard)
드러나는 정도
strong
난이도
Pointing uses यह/वह, इस/उस, यहाँ/वहाँ and related proximal/distal forms.
यह मेरा घर है।
This my house is.
자주 하는 실수
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.