What is obviative person deixis?

Obviative person deixis is third person deixis that distinguishes a less important referent in the present stage of the discourse from a referent that is more important.

• What is third person deixis?

Crystal 1985 212

Pei and Gaynor 1954 152

Hartmann and Stork 1972 168

Anderson, S. and Keenan 1985 262

Foley, W. and Van Valin 1984 333

Context for this page:

• Concept module: obviative person deixis
• In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): O
• 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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