Pointing Signal
Demonstrative
Deixis
Deictic adverb
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
core
basic
Information structure
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
Слова
this|that|these|those|here|there|now|then
Фразы
this book|that one|over here|at that time
Предложение
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
Разбор по языкам
В вашем языке
Russian
Выраженность
strong
Важность
Pointing uses demonstratives that agree with gender, number, and case.
эта книга, та книга
this book, that book
В изучаемом языке
Hindi (standard)
Выраженность
strong
Сложность
Pointing uses यह/वह, इस/उस, यहाँ/वहाँ and related proximal/distal forms.
यह मेरा घर है।
This my house is.
Типичная трудность
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.