indexical informationn
(in communication) information which is communicated, usually indir-
ectly, about the speaker or writer’s social class, age, sex, nationality, ethnic
group, etc., or his or her emotional state (e.g. whether excited, angry,
surprised, bored, etc.).
indicativen
see mood
indicatorn
alsoperformance indicator
in standards-based education, descriptions of the specific, observable and
assessable behaviours and activities that may be performed to show that a
standard is being met.
For example:
standard: the teacher uses a variety of instructional strategies and resources
appropriately
indicator: the teacher successfully uses whole class, group, and pair work
activities together with the textbook in conducting a lesson
see also standards
indigenizationn
another term for nativization
indigenous languagen
a language spoken by the indigenous (original) inhabitants of a country, for
example, Hawaiian and American Indian languages in the US and aboriginal
languages in Australia.
indirect negative evidencen
see evidence
indirect objectn
see object^1
indirect object relative clausen
also IO
see accessibility, noun phrase, hierarchy
indirect questionn
see direct speech
indirect question