Hina 1

Virtual University
Diploma In Linguistics
Introduction to Linguistics (Eng502)
Assignment No. 1
Submitted by: Mehwish Hina
Roll Number: dc230200249
Spring 2023

Q. The Deixis is crucial to the study of pragmatics. Identify the deixis (personal, spatial and
temporal) in each sentence. There may be more than one deixis in each category. Each deixis
carries one mark. [Marks=20]

1. I wish you would have been here yesterday.

 I: Personal deixis
 You: Personal deixis
 Here: Spatial deixis
 Yesterday: Temporal deixis
2. Last week, I flew over there for a quick visit.
 Last week: Temporal deixis
 I: Personal deixis
 There: Spatial deixis
3. When he got there, he went straight to her.
 He: Personal deixis
 There: Spatial deixis
 Her: Personal deixis
4. We booked into this hotel last night; I think he is arriving tomorrow.
 We: Personal deixis
 This: Spatial deixis
 Last night: Temporal deixis
 I: Personal deixis
 He: Personal deixis
 Tomorrow: Temporal deixis
5. You should have visited him in the hospital, yesterday.
 You: Personal deixis
 Yesterday: Temporal deixis
 Him: Personal deixis
6. I place the order in the restaurant.
 I: Personal deixis