ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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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