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Indexicality in a sentence

Indexicality meaning

The quality or state of being indexical.

Using Indexicality

  • The main meaning on this page is: The quality or state of being indexical.
  • In the example corpus, indexicality often appears in combinations such as: and indexicality, whereas indexicality.

Context around Indexicality

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

order 3× implications 1×

Often after:

anyone 1× slang 1×

Sentence patterns with Indexicality

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

deixis and indexicality are frequently 1× deixis and indexicality the terms 1× higher order indexicality anyone using 1× higher order indexicality in terms 1× linguistics whereas indexicality is associated 1× reference whereas indexicality was used 1× social implications indexicality slang is 1× third order indexicality 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

deixis and indexicality 1× higher order indexicality 1× in the past 1× sar pp 25 1× social implications indexicality 1× this allocation of 1×

Common sentence endings:

associated with philosophy 1× constructing our identities 1× contextually dependent references 1× english term beautiful 1× third order indexicality 1× used more broadly 1×

Words around Indexicality

Just before it in the word index:

indexical 5 indexes 269 indexed 117 indexation 17 indexable 2 index 4.115

Just after it in the word index:

indexing 127 indexiq 10 indextsi 2 indh 3 indi 38 india 18.956

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Indexicality

  • In this selection, "indexicality" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, order, implications, anyone and slang stand out and add context to how "indexicality" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include deixis and indexicality are frequently and deixis and indexicality the terms. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "indexicality" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with indexicality

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This allocation of qualities based on abstract group association is known as third-order indexicality. (15 words)

In the past, deixis was associated specifically with spatiotemporal reference whereas indexicality was used more broadly. (16 words)

Social implications Indexicality Slang is usually associated with a particular group and plays a role in constructing our identities. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

Higher-order indexicality In terms of higher order indexicality, anyone using these terms may desire to appear fresher, undoubtedly more playful, faddish, and colourful than someone who employs the standard English term "beautiful". (33 words)

SAR pp. 25. More importantly, each is associated with a different field of study; deixis is associated with linguistics, whereas indexicality is associated with philosophy. (25 words)

Deixis and indexicality The terms deixis and indexicality are frequently used almost interchangeably, and both deal with essentially the same idea: contextually dependent references. (24 words)

Example sentences (6)

Deixis and indexicality The terms deixis and indexicality are frequently used almost interchangeably, and both deal with essentially the same idea: contextually dependent references.

Higher-order indexicality In terms of higher order indexicality, anyone using these terms may desire to appear fresher, undoubtedly more playful, faddish, and colourful than someone who employs the standard English term "beautiful".

In the past, deixis was associated specifically with spatiotemporal reference whereas indexicality was used more broadly.

SAR pp. 25. More importantly, each is associated with a different field of study; deixis is associated with linguistics, whereas indexicality is associated with philosophy.

Social implications Indexicality Slang is usually associated with a particular group and plays a role in constructing our identities.

This allocation of qualities based on abstract group association is known as third-order indexicality.

Common combinations with indexicality

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "indexicality" in a sentence?
An example: "Deixis and indexicality The terms deixis and indexicality are frequently used almost interchangeably, and both deal with essentially the same idea: contextually dependent references." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "indexicality" from authentic English texts.
What does "indexicality" mean?
Indexicality means: The quality or state of being indexical.
How many example sentences with "indexicality" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "indexicality", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.