ostensive
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Ostensive means pointing directly at something to show its meaning rather than explaining with words.
An ostensive definition of "red" involves pointing at red objects: The child learned colors through ostensive teaching.
The term appears mainly in philosophy and linguistics when discussing how meaning gets conveyed through demonstration rather than description.
Directing attention somewhere
- showingPresenting for others
- demonstratingShowing by example
- indicatingShowing or pointing to
- exemplifyingServing as ideal instance
illustrating · defining · referencing · identifying · naming · labeling · designating · specifying
Directing attention somewhere
- gesturingMoving limbs expressively
- indicatingShowing or pointing to
- noddingMoving head affirmatively
- beckoningGesturing for approach
motioning · waving · directing · guiding · signaling · displaying · exhibiting · presenting
Directing attention elsewhere
- denotationWord's explicit dictionary meaning
- extensionAdded part or duration
- WittgensteinPhilosopher of language limits
- private languageSelf-made unintelligible code
meaning · semantics · signification · linguistic · referent · naming · designation
pointing
Directing attention somewhere
- showingPresenting for others
- demonstratingShowing by example
- indicatingShowing or pointing to
exemplifying · illustrating · defining · referencing · identifying · naming · labeling · designating · specifying · denoting
pointing
Directing attention somewhere
- gesturingMoving limbs expressively
- indicatingShowing or pointing to
- noddingMoving head affirmatively
beckoning · motioning · waving · directing · guiding · signaling · displaying · exhibiting · presenting · revealing
reference
Directing attention elsewhere
- denotationWord's explicit dictionary meaning
- extensionAdded part or duration
- WittgensteinPhilosopher of language limits
private language · meaning · semantics · signification · linguistic · referent · naming · designation
ostensiveverbal
Of or in words
abstract · descriptive · symbolic · theoretical · conceptual