Deixis

Deixis is the process of pointing through language and its detonation changes from one discourse to another. Furthermore, it is usually needed to use gestures with deictic words like "this one here" or "that one there". 

Types of Deixis

Person Deixis: Person deixis refers to to personal pronouns such as I, you, he, and they. When a speaker produces the word I that pronoun refers to that specific speaker. Example: He doesn't like me.

Place Deixis: Place deixis refers to where the speaker is. Example: I am here in my office.

Time Deixis: Time deixis refers to the current time in when the utterance is spoken.  Example: "I went shopping yesterday.

Discourse Deixis: Discourse deixis is often found in written text. For example: when reading an essay, you may come across a sentence like "At this point I would like to discuss.

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Activity about Deixis for students

It is aimed at students so that they can demonstrate the skills they have learned during the development of the subject.