INDEXICAL


Meaning of INDEXICAL in English

I. (ˌ)in-ˈdek-si-kəl adjective

Date: circa 1828

1. : of or relating to an index

2.

a. : varying in reference with the individual speaker

the indexical words I, here, now

b. : associated with or identifying an individual speaker

indexical features of speech

II. noun

Date: 1971

: an indexical word, sign, or feature

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.