deicticcenter
Deictic center is a concept in linguistics that refers to the reference point from which deictic expressions are interpreted. It serves as the implicit anchor for dimensions of person, place, and time in a given communication situation. Typically the deictic center is the speaker’s present location in space and time, or the narratorial viewpoint in a text, but it can shift depending on perspective.
Deictic expressions point toward or away from the deictic center. For example, I am here now locates
In discourse, the deictic center can move. Quoted speech, reported speech, or a change in narrator or
Cross-linguistic and modality differences influence how deictic centers are expressed. Some languages encode deictic shifts with