问答题 9b. Find the deixis in the following dialogue and analyze them into different groups according to their function in the linguistic interaction. (1)Debby: Go anywhere today?(2)Dan: Yes, we went down to Como. Up by bus, and back by hydrofoil.(3)Debby: Anything to see there ?(4)Dan; Perhaps not the most interesting of Italian towns, but it"s worth the trip.(5)Debby: I might do that next Saturday.(6)Jane; What do you mean when you say perhaps not the most interesting of Italian towns?(7)Jack: He means certainly not the most interesting. . .(8)Dan: Just trying to be polite. . .

【正确答案】正确答案：Deixis involves linguistic forms that point at something from the speech situation.(2 points)Deixis can be classified into different types, including person deixis, time deixis, space/special deixis, textual deixis, etc.(4 points) The deixis in the dialogue are; we, I, you, he, today, next Saturday, anywhere, Como, up, back, there, the, that.(6 points)Person deixis includes; we, I, you, he;(2 points)time deixis includes; today, next Saturday;(2 points)place deixis includes; anywhere, Como, up, back, there;(2 points)textual deixis includes; the, that.(2 points)

【答案解析】解析：考查指示词。指示包括人称指示(person deixis)、时间指示(time deixis)、空间指示(place／spatialdeixis)及篇章指示(textual deixis)等。在本题中，人称指示词包括we，I，you，he；时间指示词包括today，next Saturday；空间指示词包括anywhere，Como，up，back，there；篇章指示词包括the，that。