Exercise

1. Underline any deictic expression in the following sentences and name the type.

1) I met him there last week.

2) Hoses are useful animals.

3) The agreement was signed in 1978.

4) The agreement was signed two years ago.

5) Copper is conductive material.

6) These are all conductive materials.

7) We will elaborate on the point in the following section.

8) I hope you’re going to do well this semester.

教师解析

1.

1) I, him (person deixis) there (place deixis) last week (time deixis)

4) Two years ago (time deixis)

6) These (text deixis)

7) We (person deixis) the following section (text deixis)

8) I, you (person deixis) this semester (time deixis)