What is the meaning of deictic word?

noun

  • A word specifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs."words that introduce particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive field into the message- R. Rommetveit
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