indexical

indexical
I. 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

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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