Words or phrases that can only be understood from the context of the text or utterance where they are found are deictic:
Tom's interview was about to start and he was feeling nervous about it.
Here, from the context, we know that he refers to Tom and it refers to the interview; these are examples of deixis.
See Also:
Anaphora; Cataphora; Endophora; Exophora
Category:
Functions & Text