referentiality
- noun
- /ˌrɛfərɛnˈʃiːəlɪti/
- Literature
- The film's referentiality is apparent in its numerous nods to iconic moments from cinema history.
- self-referentiality
Examples
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I would argue that the "ethics of referentiality" holds as well for nonfictional narratives about well-known subjects as it does for nonfictional narratives about people or events unknown prior to publication.
Academic text (2016) -
One reads these pieces, not in the absence of referentiality, but knowing full well that someone has removed the local references.
Academic text (1990) -
Dealing with what took place through differentiation animated by repetition, however, makes referentiality between model and copy impossible to establish.
Academic text (2017) -
Condivi's employment of a language formerly belonging to the culture of the relic marks an awareness of that shift in referentiality.
Academic text (2011) -
But that referentiality is mediated, not only at the level of cinematic inscription but crucially by the dimension of collective reception.
Academic text (2004) -
After all, a closer scrutiny of the "fictionality" (or more precisely: the constructedness) of theoretical terms reveals that, especially with respect to the problem of referentiality, there are fundamental differences between this type of constructedness and the structure and function of fictional discourse in literature.
Academic text (2004) -
Ruscha's preoccupation with materiality may render him unique within Pop, yet it also suggests, at a moment when the movement seems to have a renewed critical currency, the merit of considering the specificity of Pop's individual practices and the referentiality, even the self-referentiality, of its signs.
Academic text (2005) -
The referentiality of the painting is evident as it draws inspiration from classical mythology.
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In literature, referentiality often connects the narrative to historical events, enriching the reader's understanding.
Synonyms
Connections between books or films when one refers to another
How Referential
- Literature
- Literature
Surface Forms
Morphology
referentiality = referential (transparent) = refer + ent + ial + ity
A regular nominalization from the adjective 'referential' using '-ity' to indicate the quality or state.
Etymology
The word referentiality comes from refer, which means 'to point back' or 'bring back', and you can see the same idea in the familiar word reference. So when a novel or film has strong referentiality, it points back to other stories or works to add extra meaning for readers and viewers.