Pointing Signal
Demonstrative
Deixis
Deictic adverb
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
core
basic
Information structure
Ý nghĩa
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
Cách nhận biết
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
Ví dụ
Từ
this|that|these|those|here|there|now|then
Cụm từ
this book|that one|over here|at that time
Câu
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
Góc nhìn theo ngôn ngữ
Trong ngôn ngữ của Bạn
Vietnamese (standard)
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Tầm quan trọng
Pointing uses đây, đó, kia, này, ấy, đó and classifier-demonstrative noun phrases.
Đây là nhà tôi.
this is house my
Trong ngôn ngữ đang học
Hindi (standard)
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Độ khó
Pointing uses यह/वह, इस/उस, यहाँ/वहाँ and related proximal/distal forms.
यह मेरा घर है।
This my house is.
Vấn đề thường gặp của người học
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.