No Type of Social Deixis Data
1. Temporal Deixis Once upon a time, in a
distant Persian city lived two
brothers called Ali Baba and
Kasim.
2. One day, as Ali Baba was
gathering sticks in a wood
some way from the city he
heard a band of horsemen
galloping towards him.
3. Kasim's wife waited in vain
for two days.
4. In the meantime, when the
robber leader saw that the
body had been removed, he
knew that someone else had
found the treasure trove.
5. Now, after the murder of the
messenger, there were only
thirty eight robbers left and
each one hid in a jar
6. Next morning, Morgantina
told Ali Baba of her
adventure.
Meaning
The word “Once upon a time”,
in this data is temporal deixis,
because it refers to time. we
can know it from the meaning,
"once upon a time" has the
meaning of an event that has
happened.
The word “one day” in this text
is temporal deixis because it is
telling about time. “ one day”
is refers to time, because after
the word “one day” there is an
event, so that one day refers to
time.
The word “two days” refers to
time, because that word give
information how long kasim’s
wife waited in vain.
The word “in the meantime”
refers to time, because the
word "in the meantime" in the
text is used to tell two different
story scenes but still at one
time.
The word “now” refers to time,
because the word "now" in the
text has the meaning of
informing that after the murder
of the courier, at Ali Baba's
house at this time there were
only thirty-eight robbers left
and each hiding in a jar
The word “next morning”
refers to time, because after the
word “ next morning” there is
an event.