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Worksheet On Deixis

This document discusses deixis, which refers to words whose meaning depends on context. It contains examples of utterances with errors related to deixis and asks the reader to identify the error and reason. It also asks the reader to match examples of deixis to personal, spatial, temporal, or textual/discourse types of deixis reference. Further, it compares utterances and asks what is happening in each case. Finally, it asks the reader to determine which type of deixis is being used in additional examples and how the structure works. The document aims to help the reader understand different types of deixis and how context impacts word meaning.

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Worksheet On Deixis

This document discusses deixis, which refers to words whose meaning depends on context. It contains examples of utterances with errors related to deixis and asks the reader to identify the error and reason. It also asks the reader to match examples of deixis to personal, spatial, temporal, or textual/discourse types of deixis reference. Further, it compares utterances and asks what is happening in each case. Finally, it asks the reader to determine which type of deixis is being used in additional examples and how the structure works. The document aims to help the reader understand different types of deixis and how context impacts word meaning.

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Deixis

What went wrong?


1. In the following, identify the error and say why you think it happened.
Then compare your answers and discuss any differences.

Utterance Error Reason

1. I will bring you to your house

2. The group had her luggage stolen

3. I came there

That is why John is not here. His


4.
train was late

5. I have done it yesterday

6. I will have done it next

Leave at Junction 6. This is the


7.
road to my house

8. I’ll fetch it to you

9. I’ll go to you now

I can’t leave now, but you must


10.
come to his party

Types of deixis reference


2. Match the reference to the type.

1. Give it to them
Personal
2. Go there
3. It’s broken but don’t tell him that
Spatial
4. Do it then
5. …. and that’s the reason she’s late
Temporal
6. Come to my party
7. Come tomorrow
Textual / Discourse
8. Talk to me

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What is happening?
3. Compare these utterances and say what is happening.

This This because


1. I am coming to see you I am going to see him

2. I did it yesterday I did it on 4th January

3. What they wrote was silly What he/she wrote is silly


vs.
The team has arrived and The team has arrived and
4.
they are hungry it is hungry
Would you please give me
5. Give me a packet of those
a packet of those?

6. I broke the window I have broken the window

How is deixis realised in the structure?


4. Decide which of the four forms of deixis is being used and how the structure works.

Utterance Type of reference Structural realisation

1. She came in then

2. They went there

3. I put it in that corner

4. It’s behind you

5. It’s opposite the school

6. These are no good

7. I gave it to her

The presentation was brilliant – that’s


8.
why I am convinced

9. She arrived the day before yesterday

10. Bring your brother

5. Now look again at task 1 – are your answers different?

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