Worksheet to the topic: Deixis Task Answer the following question to check your comprehension of the general information on Deixis


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Worksheet to the topic: Deixis
Task 1. Answer the following question to check your comprehension of the general information on Deixis:
1. By using deixis, the speaker:
a) Needs not be aware of the context;
b) Needs to be aware of who they are talking to;
c) Can refer to a specific time and place
2. Proximal deixis involves:
a) Referencing an object far away from the speaker;
b) Referencing a time connected to the speaker;
c) Referencing an object or person near to the speaker.
3. Discourse deixis refers to :
a) a topic you have spoken about or will speak about;
b) a topic familiar only to the speaker;
c) a speech given in another context;
4. What is Deixis?
a) Refers to only one linguistic form used to show a reference which are used when we produce utterances.
b) Refers to the way in which speakers orientate both themselves and their addressees in relation to the context of a conversation.
5. Identify the type of the deixis in the following sentence:
News reporter from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia reports of the following:
This city has witnessed a flood as a result of the heavy rain.
This city refers to?
a) spatial deixis b) temporal c) personal deixis d) discourse deixis
6. Identify the type of the deixis in the following sentence:
"She is going to The Weekend concert, but she is stuck in a traffic."
She refers to?
a) spatial deixis b) temporal c) personal deixis d) discourse deixis
7. Identify the type of the deixis in the following sentence:
They attended the New York Fashion Week last year.
Last Year refers to?
a) spatial deixis b) temporal c) personal deixis d) discourse deixis
8. Identify the type of the deixis in the following sentence:
"Whenever I see Johnhe wears that same coat"
He and That refers to?
a) Temporal and Personal deixis; b) Personal and Spatial Deixis; c) personal and discourse deixis


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