DEIXIS OSTENSIVA in linguistics : signaling a previous expression of the speech that is made by means of a gesture : That is the assailant (and he indicates it with his finger). Incidentally, the LO in this sentence is an affórica deixis. If, on the other hand, the LO comes first, it is a cataphoric deixis (more unusual): he said THE FOLLOWING: The punishment is unjust.
