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Dictionary of language and linguistics 552Referencessemioticsindex field of languageIn K.Bühler’s two-field theory, the person-space-time structure of a particular situationwith the I-now-here origo as the origin of the co-ordinates for subjective orientation,which can be realized by various deictic means ( deixis): (a) within the perceptivesituation of the speaker and hearer via ‘demonstratio ad oculos’ (visual presentation),such as by means of gesture or the demonstrative and personal pronouns; (b) in thecontext of speech through anaphora, i.e. through the contextual use of deictic particles;and (c) in the domain of memory and fantasy through the so-called ‘deixis of thefantasm.’axiomatics of linguisticsReferencesindexical expressiondeictic expressionIndicIndo-AryanindicativeVerbal mood which portrays the state of affairs described by the verb as ‘real.’ Incontrast to subjunctive and imperative, the indicative is considered the most basic moodand is used to express neutral, objective statements. ( also modality)