Distance / Proximity
Deixis
Spatial distance
Proximity
How near or far is it?
extended
intermediate
Context
Anlamı
Relative distance between speaker, listener, participant, place, or event.
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Notice words that encode near, far, this side, that side, here, there.
Örnekler
Kelimeler
near|far|here|there|this|that
İfadeler
this house|that mountain|over there
Cümle
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
Dil görünümü
Dilinizde
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Belirginlik
medium
Önem
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.
Öğrendiğiniz dilde
Bengali (standard)
Belirginlik
strong
Zorluk
Distance is shown by demonstratives, deictic adverbs and spatial expressions.
ওই দোকানটা দূরে।
That shop is far away.
Öğrenenlerde yaygın sorun
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.