他指 (tā zhī) — (linguistics) other-reference; reference to someone or something other than the speaker or addressee
Definition
A linguistics term for a pronoun or expression that refers to someone or something other than the speaker or addressee. Contrasts with 自指 (self-reference, where the expression points back to itself).
noun
(linguistics) other-referencereference to someone or something other than the speaker or addressee
Examples
- ，“”他指。Zài zhè ge jù zi zhōng, "tā" biǎo shì de shì tā zhī.In this sentence, "he" indicates other-reference.
- 他指。tā zhī Shì zhǐ xiàng jù zi zhōng qí tā duì xiàng de zhǐ dài fāng shì.Other-reference is a way of pointing to other objects in a sentence.
- 他指。Yǔ yán xué zhōng de tā zhī hé zì zhǐ shì liǎng zhǒng bù tóng de zhǐ dài lèi xíng.In linguistics, other-reference and self-reference are two different types of reference.
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