What is horizontal deixis?

Definition
	Horizontal deixis is a type of place deixis that has no component of meaning indicating location upward or downward, in a system of place deictic expressions that make such distinctions of verticality.

Source
	Denny 1978 74

Concept module: horizontal deixis
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