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indexicality

phenomenon of a sign pointing to (or indexing) some object in the context in which it occurs
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indexicality

Summary

indexicality ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (392 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • indexicality is a type of relativity[2].
  • indexicality's studied by is recorded as linguistics[3].
  • indexicality's studied by is recorded as semiotics[4].
  • indexicality's characteristic of is recorded as sign[5].

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Definition and Type

indexicality is a type of relativity[2].

Why It Matters

indexicality ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (392 views/month).[1] indexicality has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] indexicality is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

linguistics semiotics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Studied by → linguistics, semiotics
    Characteristic of → sign
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007534981505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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