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

9. Identify the type of the deixis in the following sentence: "He stared at her for a long time and then turned to the right and continued driving" The right refers to? a) spatial deixis b) temporal c) personal deixis d) discourse deixis 10. Saturday is deictic word of ? a) spatial deixis b) discourse deixis c) personal deixis d) temporal deixis Task 2: Types of deixes reference: Match the reference to the type. Example: 1. Personal deixes 1 Give it to them. Personal 2 Go there. 3 It’s broken but don’t tell him that. Spatial 4 Do it then. 5 …and that’s is the reason she’s late. Temporal 6 Come to my party. 7 Come tomorrow. Textual / Discourse 8 Talk to me. Task 3. Identify how the word from left column relate to the speaker. Match the columns: bring towards the speaker here away from the speaker go far from the speaker your belonging to the speaker take towards the speaker there before the speaker's present those near the speaker come far from the speaker then belonging to the hearer my away from the speaker Task 4. Identify the types of deixes. Match the columns: It was already done Temporal centred on now Will you have time by then? Textual anaphoric She is out. Personal centred on a third person Bring some money with you Temporal centred on the past I'll come to you Temporal centred on the future Do you want to come over? Spatial centred on the speaker Do you want to come tomorrow? Textual cataphoric I won't help for these reasons ... Spatial centred on the addressee ... and that's why I am so late. Spatial centred on the speaker