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The 14 pages that link to Deixis, each with the reason it gives.

• Free indirect discourseRelated: Character-centered words like “here” and “now” can signal a shift in narrative perspective.

• PragmaticsBroader topic: Deictic expressions make speaker, place, and time part of interpretation.

• GestureRelated: Pointing gestures anchor references to people, objects, and locations in a shared setting.

• PronounRelated: Some pronouns, including “I” and “you,” shift reference with the speech situation.

• Direct addressNarrower topic: Words such as “you” and “here” require a speech situation to identify their referents.

• IndexicalityBroader topic: Deictic words point to people, places, and times through the speech situation.

• EvidentialityRelated: Both evidentiality and deixis connect linguistic forms to the circumstances of an utterance.

• Grammatical tenseNarrower topic: Tense often depends on the context-sensitive moment of speaking.

• Person (grammar)Narrower topic: Person is deictic because first, second, and third person are anchored to the speech event.

• DeterminerRelated: Demonstrative determiners rely on contextual pointing, a core form of deixis.

• StylisticsRelated: Deictic choices position speakers, narrators, and characters in relation to events.

• Present tenseRelated: The present is commonly anchored to the time of speaking, a deictic reference point.

• Past tenseRelated: The speaking moment often supplies the reference point for interpreting past tense.

• Personal pronouns in EnglishRelated: The reference of I and you shifts with the speaker and conversational setting.