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Deixis vs Indexical - What's the difference?

deixis | indexical |

As nouns the difference between deixis and indexical

is that deixis is (reference requiring context to be understood) while indexical is (linguistics|philosophy) an statement.

As an adjective indexical is

of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.

deixis

English

Noun

(deixes)
  • (linguistics) A reference within a sentence that relies on the context being known to interpret correctly.
    • The use of pronouns relies on a deixis to correctly interpret them.

    Synonyms

    * indexicality

    Hypernyms

    * exophora

    Antonyms

    * (with regards to type of information needed to understand a reference ): homophora

    Related terms

    * deictic * deictically * deictical

    References

    * http://www.sil.org/linguistics/glossaryoflinguisticterms/WhatIsDeixis.htm

    Anagrams

    * ----

    indexical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.
  • (linguistics, philosophy) Having the character of pointing to, or indicating, a particular state of affairs

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "indexical" is often applied: expression, sign, reference.

    Derived terms

    * indexicality * indexically

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics, philosophy) An statement
  • * {{quote-journal, 2007, date=August 15, Wayne A. Davis, Replies to Green, Szabó, Jeshion, and Siebel, Philosophical Studies, url=, doi=10.1007/s11098-007-9128-6, volume=137, issue=3, pages=
    • , passage=So even with indexicals , there is a Sinn for every meaning. }}

    External links

    * (Indexicality) * * Indexicals in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy