Pointing Signal
Demonstrative
Deixis
Deictic adverb
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
core
basic
Information structure
含义
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
如何识别
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
示例
单词
this|that|these|those|here|there|now|then
短语
this book|that one|over here|at that time
句子
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
语言视角
在母语中
Mandarin Chinese (Simplified, standard)
显性程度
strong
重要程度
Pointing uses 这/那, 这里/那里, 这么/那么, and related forms, often together with classifiers.
那个人是谁？
nà ge rén shì shéi = that CL person is who?
在目标语言中
Hindi (standard)
显性程度
strong
学习难度
Pointing uses यह/वह, इस/उस, यहाँ/वहाँ and related proximal/distal forms.
यह मेरा घर है।
This my house is.
常见易错点
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.