Pointing Signal
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
Значение
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
Как распознать
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
Примеры
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
Разбор по языкам
В родном языке
Pointing uses demonstratives that agree with gender, number, and case.
эта книга, та книга
this book, that book
На изучаемом языке
В английском this/that, here/there, now/then и похожие слова указывают на предмет, место, время или часть разговора с точки зрения говорящего.
This is my seat, and that is yours.
this/that = указание: this — этот, ближе к говорящему; that — тот, дальше или уже отделённый в разговоре
Учащиеся могут путать this и that, here и there, особенно когда речь идёт не о физическом расстоянии, а о том, что уже упоминалось или сейчас в фокусе.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.