What is vertical deixis?

Definition
	Vertical deixis is place deixis that indicates location upward or downward in relation to the speaker or other deictic center.

Source
	Denny 1978 74

Concept module: vertical deixis
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): V
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)
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