PHAM LAN PHUONG

CLASS: A3K69
GROUP 4
1. Summary of the theoretical background of deixis and distance
DEIXIS: using language via pointing
DEICTIC EXPRESSIONS: Linguistic forms used to accomplish this ‘pointing’
5 TYPES OF DEIXIS: Person deixis, social deixis, temporal deixis, spatial deixis, discourse
deixis
Review game https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/6148b40f8320eb001d3b30f6
2. Link clip: https://youtu.be/0POHnKF2pH4 Ellen Meets a 5-Year-Old Geography
Expert
This is one of episodes from Ellen’s talk show- The Ellen Show. The guest is Nate Selter, a little boy
considered as an geography expert.
3. Clip analysis

No Time Utterances Person Temporal Spatial Meaning

Deixis Deixis Deixis
0’00 Our next guest x our→ Ellen and the audience

0’04 he’s only five years x he→ the guest

old

0’09 You memorized the x you→ the guest

entire globe

0’12 Do you have a x you→ the guest

favorite state in the
United States
0’14 What is it? x it→ the guest’s favorite state in the
US
0’16 Why is that? x that→ the state in the US

0’18 Because it starts with x it→ the name of the state in the
an M. US

0’29 you chose x you→ the guest

0’41 You just like it? x you→ the guest;
it→ the state in the US

0’43 we’re not gonna x we→ Ellen and the guest

question anymore.
0’46 Here are some maps x x here→ things which Ellen is
that you drew holding
that→ maps
you→ the guest

0’48 Tell me about these x x me→ Ellen;

maps right here? these→ maps which Ellen is
holding;
here→ place where Ellen and the
guest are
0’52 we do this one. x x we→ Ellen and the guest;
this one→ a map

0’55 This one? x this one→ a map

0’56 That one’s not a map x that one→ a picture

0’58 That’s not a map. x that→ a picture
That’s a house

1’01 That’s really sweet. x That → the guest’s picture

1’02 That’s Universal x that → the house in the picture
Studios.
1’04 Look at that. x that → the picture

1’06 Yeah, it is. x it → the house in the picture

1’07 Smaller than I x I → Ellen
remember.
1’09 Tell me about this x me → Ellen
map.
1’13 First, we’ll start with x we → the guest, Ellen and the
Antarctica. audience.
1’19 See this, of you x x this → the detail in the
know, black things? picture(map)
you → Ellen

1’21 That’s a penguin. x that → the detail the guest is

pointing at

1’23 And this is an x x this → the detail the guest is

iceberg and it’s pointing at
 melting. it → the iceberg.
1’26 And this is just the x this → the detail the guest is
auto ice cube. pointing at
1’29 So you put little x x you → the guest
things depending on there → Antarctica
what lives there.

1’31 What is this, right x this→ the detail in the picture

here? Ellen is pointing at.

1’32 That’s Russia. x that → the detail in the picture

Ellen is pointing at.

1’33 And what is that in x that → thing in Russia area in the

Russia? picture. (the details in the picture
Ellen is pointing at.)
1’37 It’s really funny. x it → thing is being mentioned

1’39 What is it? x it → the thing on Russia

2’05 Because he likes x he → Trump, person in the picture
Russia
2’10 Who is this? Who’s x this/that→ person whom Ellen is
that? pointing in the picture

2’12 That’s Africa x that→ which Ellen is pointing in

the picture
2’14 who’s there x there→ which Ellen is pointing in
the picture

2’15 This is the pyramid x this→ which Ellen is pointing in

of Egypt. the picture

2’19 then that looks like x x then→ adverb of time

termites that→ which Ellen is pointing in
the picture
2’22 What is it? x it→ thing which Ellen is pointing
in the picture

2’23 That’s a tiger x that→ thing which Ellen is

pointing in the picture
2’27 you can identify x you→ the guest
every single flag

2’31 This is really x x this→ the boy can identify every

impressive to me, single flag
you’re five years old. me→ Ellen
you→ the guest

2’34 What is this? x this→ the flag which Ellen is

holding
2’36, That is right. x that→ the answer of the guest
2’39, (x 4 times)
2’41,
2’49
2’37, And this is?(x 2 x this→ the flag which Ellen is
2’40 times) holding

3’07 Are we doing more? x we→ Ellen and guest

3’08 It is really good. x it-> the game which the guest has
just played ( guess something )
3’09 Is there more? x there→

3’11 yeah, there’s more x there→

3’12 Is this fun for you? x x you - the guest
this - guessing images
3’13 It’s really fun x the game

3’15 It’s really amazing x the game

3’16 This is Italy x the picture about Italy

3’18 It sure it x Italy

3’19- Mexico, China , the
3’28 seychelles, Russia ,
Djibouti

3’29- You booty X The guest

3’38” Kazakhstan
Guatemala
 Kuwait.
3’45 wow? Are there
more?
3’46 that’s all x all of the questions

3’50- But wait.I heard you x I -Ellen

3’53 want to design cars, you - the guest
so I got you a little
gift

3’54 I think you are gonna x I- Ellen

like it a whole You - the guest
lot.Look at it it- the car

3’57 come over here x the stage

4’02 Ohhh, my goodness. x my- the guest