What is first person deixis?

Definition
	First person deixis is deictic reference that refers to
	the speaker, or both the speaker and referents grouped with the speaker.

Examples (English)
	The following singular pronouns: I me myself my mine The following plural pronouns: we us ourselves our ours Am, the first person form of the verb be

Kinds
	Here are some kinds of first person deixis:
	What is exclusive first person deixis? What is inclusive first person deixis?

Generic
	First person deixis is a kind of
	What is person deixis?

Sources
	Crystal 1980 263
	Hartmann and Stork 1972 168
	Mish 1991 466
	Levinson 1983 62
	Fleming 1988 322

Context for this page:

Concept module: first person deixis
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): F
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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