Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Token-Reflexive Deixis

Definition: 

Token-reflexive deixis is discourse deixis in which the deictic expression refers to the expression or speech act in which it occurs.

Examples: 

  • This is what phoneticians call "creaky voice."

    [the utterance itself is spoken with creaky voice]

  • I hereby apologize.
See Also: 
Deictic Expression
Speech Act
Source: 
Levinson 1983
57, 62–63

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.

LinguaLinks Ordering Information

Glossary Hierarchy

  • Meaning And Pragmatic Function
  • Reference
  • Exophora
  • Deixis
  • Discourse Deixis
  • Token-Reflexive Deixis