indexicality

English

Etymology

indexical +‎ -ity

Noun

indexicality (countable and uncountable, plural indexicalities)

1. (philosophy, linguistics) The quality or state of being indexical.
   • 2007 May 31, Jussi Wiljami Jylkkä, “Theories of natural kind term reference and empirical psychology”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 139, number 2, →DOI:

     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.

Related terms

• indexically