A sign or symbol that points to or indicates something else, often used in linguistics and semiotics to refer to words or expressions that directly point to a specific time, place, or situation.
In the sentence 'I am here now,' the words 'I,' 'here,' and 'now' are indexicals because they refer to the speaker, the location, and the time of the utterance.
indexicaladjektiv
Relating to or serving as an index, especially in terms of pointing to or indicating something.
The indexical nature of the sign made it clear which direction to follow.
Pertaining to a linguistic expression whose meaning is dependent on the context in which it is used, such as 'I', 'here', or 'now'.
The word 'here' is indexical because its meaning changes depending on the speaker's location.