Third Person Deixis
Third person deixis is deictic reference to a referent(s) not identified as the speaker or addressee .
- he
- she
- they
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the third person singular verb suffix -s
He sometimes flies.
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Broader Terms
- BT↑ Person Deixis
More specific terms
- NT6 ↓ Obviative Person Deixis
- NT6 ↓ Proximate Person Deixis
Related terms
- RT⇆ Addressee
- RT⇆ Expository Discourse
- RT⇆ Impersonal Verb
- RT⇆ Jussive Mood
- RT⇆ Narrative Discourse
- RT⇆ Referent
- RT⇆ Speaker
