ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Indexicality

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Indexicality is a noun meaning (philosophy, linguistics) The quality or state of being indexical.

Meaning

(philosophy, linguistics) The quality or state of being indexical.

Example Sentences

The theories of Kripke ( 1980 ), Soames ( 2003 ), and the proposal of Devitt and Sterelny, among others, take a stand on how the indexicality of natural kind terms is implemented.

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Related dictionary entries include idiomaticity, epistemicity, indicativeness, idiomacy, onticity, actionness.

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