Distance / Proximity
Deixis
Spatial distance
Proximity
How near or far is it?
extended
intermediate
Context
Maksud
Relative distance between speaker, listener, participant, place, or event.
Cara mengenalinya
Notice words that encode near, far, this side, that side, here, there.
Contoh
Perkataan
near|far|here|there|this|that
Frasa
this house|that mountain|over there
Ayat
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
Paparan bahasa
Dalam bahasa Anda
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Kehadiran
medium
Kepentingan
Arabic has clear near/far demonstrative contrasts and deictic words, with gender and number in formal forms.
هذا قريب وذلك بعيد.
This is near and that is far.
Dalam bahasa yang dipelajari
Bengali (standard)
Kehadiran
strong
Tahap kesukaran
Distance is shown by demonstratives, deictic adverbs and spatial expressions.
ওই দোকানটা দূরে।
That shop is far away.
Masalah lazim pelajar
Learners may not distinguish এই, ওই and সেই in discourse context.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.