On this page you'll find 5 example sentences with Indexical. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as fact and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Indexical meaning
- Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.
- Having or imparting a meaning, or signifying a referent, that changes according to context.
Synonyms of Indexical
Using Indexical
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index. | Having or imparting a meaning, or signifying a referent, that changes according to context.
- Useful related words include: fact.
- In the example corpus, indexical often appears in combinations such as: pure indexical, indexical signs, indexical meaning.
Context around Indexical
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Indexical
- In this selection, "indexical" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pure, count, referential, signs, meaning and close stand out and add context to how "indexical" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a pure indexical sign does and and pure indexical signs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "indexical" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with indexical
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In pragmatics, there are two different types of meaning to consider: semantico-referential meaning and indexical meaning. (17 words)
Indexical meaning, on the other hand, is dependent on the context of the utterance and has rules of use. (19 words)
One way to define the relationship is by placing signs in two categories: referential indexical signs, also called "shifters," and pure indexical signs. (23 words)
The former relies on context (indexical and referential meaning) by referring to a chair specifically in the room at that moment while the latter is independent of the context (semantico-referential meaning), meaning the concept chair. (36 words)
Another example would be: :"This" :Referential: singular count :Indexical: Close by A pure indexical sign does not contribute to the meaning of the propositions at all. (26 words)
One way to define the relationship is by placing signs in two categories: referential indexical signs, also called "shifters," and pure indexical signs. (23 words)
Example sentences (5)
Another example would be: :"This" :Referential: singular count :Indexical: Close by A pure indexical sign does not contribute to the meaning of the propositions at all.
One way to define the relationship is by placing signs in two categories: referential indexical signs, also called "shifters," and pure indexical signs.
Indexical meaning, on the other hand, is dependent on the context of the utterance and has rules of use.
In pragmatics, there are two different types of meaning to consider: semantico-referential meaning and indexical meaning.
The former relies on context (indexical and referential meaning) by referring to a chair specifically in the room at that moment while the latter is independent of the context (semantico-referential meaning), meaning the concept chair.
Common combinations with indexical
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: