968: Deictic Pronouns Aug 3, 2017

There are lots of different kinds of pronouns, including personal pronouns like 'I' or 'she', demonstrative pronouns like 'that' or 'this', and interrogative pronouns like 'who', though the list doesn't end there. In a very broad sense, a pronoun is any word that can stand in for another word or phrase, but while some personal pronouns make this very simple by standing in for one or several names, deictic pronouns like 'here', 'that thing', or 'next Friday' depend on context entirely, but still do stand in for an idea. It should be noted that pronouns can belong to more than one category, such as, 'you', which is a personal pronoun, but also a deictic pronoun.