referential
Relating to something
Referential describes something that refers to or points toward something else.
A referential statement contains references: The essay was dense with referential allusions to classical mythology.
In linguistics and philosophy, referential language denotes actual things in the world rather than expressing emotions or performing social functions.
Something highly referential assumes shared knowledge between speaker and listener.
Study of linguistic meaning
- anaphoraRepeated opening words
- denotationWord's explicit dictionary meaning
- designationFormal name or title
- signifierMeaning-bearing form
signified · antecedent · pronoun · demonstrative · polysemy · extension · sense · meaning
Reference to memory location
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- indicatorSign revealing status
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- denoteRepresent in meaning
signify · designate · specify · identify · mark · token · symbol · represent
List of cited works
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- endnoteBack-of-book citation
- citationMention of a source
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
thesis · dissertation · monograph · scholarship · research · publication · source · annotation
Indirect reference to something
- intertextualityConnections between written works
- homageExpression of deep respect
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
- echoReflected sound wave
evocation · nod · callback · quotation · parody · tribute · literary · subtext
Underlying support system
- relevanceState of mattering here
- connectionA joining or relation
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
narrative · situated · grounded · anchored · embedded · perspective · relational · associative
semantics
Study of linguistic meaning
- anaphoraRepeated opening words
- denotationWord's explicit dictionary meaning
- designationFormal name or title
signifier · signified · antecedent · pronoun · demonstrative · polysemy · extension · sense · meaning
pointer
Reference to memory location
denote · signify · designate · specify · identify · mark · token · symbol · represent · correspond
bibliography
List of cited works
peer-reviewed · thesis · dissertation · monograph · scholarship · research · publication · source · annotation · documentation
allusion
Indirect reference to something
- intertextualityConnections between written works
- homageExpression of deep respect
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
echo · evocation · nod · callback · quotation · parody · tribute · literary · subtext · resonance
framework
Underlying support system
- relevanceState of mattering here
- connectionA joining or relation
- interpretationAssigned meaning
discourse · narrative · situated · grounded · anchored · embedded · perspective · relational · associative · linked
- demonstrativethis, that, these, those, here
- data integrityconsistency, accuracy, completeness, validity, constraint
- Memesdoge, rickrolling, Nyan Cat, lolcat, meme culture
referentialconnotative
Implying beyond literal sense
emotive · expressive · affective · evocative · figurative
referentialself-referential
Alluding to itself
metalinguistic · reflexive · self-contained · intransitive · autonomous
referentialphatic
Communication for bonding only
performative · expressive · emotive · poetic · aesthetic