Look at This 'Here'

Departing from the well-known ontological parallel between pointing gesture on one hand, and linguistic deixis other, in this paper we analyse semantic pragmatic dimensions of deictic terms ‘here’ English, ‘hier’ German ‘ovdje’ Croatian. We systematize different usages these – both intra- cross-linguistically propose a reading semantics proximal element for 'linguistic spatial location', which as our analysis shows ranges pure locational function, via temporal more generally metaphorical segment - all way to series discourse functions. observe that universality usage patterns is found at spatial, even spatio-temporal level, can still be albeit lesser degree level. What seems maintained levels primacy referential prominence. thus conclude what physical proximity sense, largely understood sense.