A Discourse Analysis of Deixis: Pragmatic, Cognitive and Semantic Factors in the Comprehension of 'this,''that,''here,' and 'there.'.

Tfouni, Leda Verdiani; Klatzky, Robert L.

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A Discourse Analysis of Deixis: Pragmatic, Cognitive and Semantic Factors in the Comprehension of 'this,''that,''here,' and 'there.'

Tfouni, Leda Verdiani; Klatzky, Robert L.

Journal of Child Language, v10 n1 p123-33 Feb 1983

Findings include (1) comprehension of 'this,''that,''here,' and 'there' depends on the role the comprehender plays in the conversation and (2) 'this' and 'here' are more difficult to comprehend that 'that' and 'there.' (EKN)

Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Research, Pragmatics, Semantics, Young Children

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