What is kinetic distinction?

Definition
	Kinetic distinction is a distinction in place deixis that indicates direction of movement with respect to the speaker or other deictic center.

Kinds
	Here are some kinds of kinetic distinction:
	What is a centrifugal? What is a centripetal? What is a transverse?

Source
	Heath 1980 152–153

Context for this page:

Concept module: kinetic distinction
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): K
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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