Deixis in Hadiyya
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2013-06
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Addis Ababa Universiy
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This sntdy describes Deixis in Hadiyya. Specifically, it focuses on types of deixis and uses of
deictic elements.
In Hadiyya person deixis is indicated by personal pronouns (nominative, accusative, genitive)
and bound subject pronouns within the verb.
Place deixis is shown fundamenta lly using demonstratives. This demonstrative is classified into
two: adnominal demonstratives which have allributive function vs. independent demonstratives
which stand alone. And based on spatial location each of these has three distances: proximal,
medial and distal. [n addition to demonstrative, place deixis is shown by deictic moti on verbs
that are used to indicate an action toward and away from the speaker who is the deictic center, as
well as by other deictic expressions of locati on and direction.
Time deix is in Hadiyya is indicated by a number of basic and derived lex ical time adverbs, time
adverbs based on the notion of movement, and tense/aspect (simple past, present perfect, past
perfect, past habintal, funtre and progressive). [n Hadiyya, in addition to future tense, funtre time
reference is expressed by jllssive and imperat ive moods.
Manner deixis in Hadiyya is shown by the proximal and distal deictic elements ka?isa ' like this'
and ee?isa ' like that' accompanied by ostensive demonstration.
Some prox imal and medial demonstratives show di scourse deixis in Hadi yya. In addition to this,
di scourse deixis is shown by some sentence adverbs like eebikkina ' therefore' and eelasage 'after
that' and adverbial demonstratives ka?isa ' like this' and ee?isa ' like that' without ostensive
demonstration.
[n the language, social deixis is expressed by both re lational (age, marriage, circumcision stants,
kinship) and absolute (office-related respect and lIIahaaraallo 'people who have socio-cultural
respect') deictic terms.
Recognitional deixis is renected by some specific demonstrat ives: medial oolee, and di stal lolle,
?okkl?ekka' that '.
Finall y, uses of deictic clcments (si tuational, tracking, di scourse, reeognitional) in Had iyya are
discussed us ing different demonstratives.
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Had iyya are discussed us ing different demonstratives.