Nondiscursive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Nondiscursive is an adjective meaning Not discursive.
Meaning
Not discursive.
Example Sentences
This viewpoint is especially relevant to the interpretation of such things as the dance, music, religious ritual, and the representative arts. In all of these, one person can enter into a significant relationship with another by means of a nondiscursive sign system. Using a pharmaceutical analogy, it is as if the language—dance, art, etc.—were the vehicle in which the active ingredient—human contact—is suspended and contained.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include undiscursive, nondemonstrative, nondialectal, undiscoursed, nondialectic, nondyscognitive.
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