Term: deixis: the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs
Broader: semantics: the study of language meaning | Unrelated: galilean satellite: one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
Broader: semantics: the study of language meaning | Unrelated: phosphatase: any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates
Broader: semantics: the study of language meaning | Unrelated: ergodicity: an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions
Broader: semantics: the study of language meaning | Unrelated: insured: a person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy; a person who contracts for an insurance policy that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health etc.
Broader: semantics: the study of language meaning | Unrelated: tamale: corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed
Broader: semantics: the study of language meaning | Unrelated: football season: the season when football is played
Broader: semantics: the study of language meaning | Unrelated: elephantopus: perennial American herb
Broader: semantics: the study of language meaning | Unrelated: posturer: someone who behaves in a manner calculated to impress or mislead others
Broader: semantics: the study of language meaning | Unrelated: bribe: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
Broader: semantics: the study of language meaning | Unrelated: black oak: medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped