ostensive
pronunciation
How to pronounce ostensive in British English:
UK [ɒs'tensɪv]
How to pronounce ostensive in American English:
US [ɒs'tensɪv]
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- Adjective:
- manifestly demonstrative
- represented or appearing as such; pretended
Word Origin
- ostensive (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Late Latin ostensivus "showing," from Latin ostensus, past participle of ostendere "to show" (see ostensible).
Example
- 1. Every act of ostensive communication communicates the presumption of its own optimal relevance .
- 2. The essence of advertisement translation is seeking the optimal relevance in the cognitive process of ostensive inference .
- 3. According to relevance theory , translation can be defined as a communication action and an ostensive - inferential process , and it should be in conformity with the general communication principle - relevance theory .