Deixis Deictic center: --the central person is the speaker; --the central time is the time at which the speaker produces the utterance; --the central place is the speaker's location at the utterance time (CT); --the discourse center is the point which the speaker is currently at in the production of his utterance; --the social center is the speaker's social status and rank.Deixis Deictic center: --the central person is the speaker; --the central time is the time at which the speaker produces the utterance; --the central place is the speaker’s location at the utterance time (CT); --the discourse center is the point which the speaker is currently at in the production of his utterance; --the social center is the speaker’s social status and rank