referimit
Referimit is a term used in linguistic and philosophical discussions to denote the referent of a linguistic expression within discourse. The referimit is the entity—an object, person, concept, or situation—that a word or phrase designates and that can be identified by a listener or reader from contextual cues.
In theories of reference, referimit is analyzed as the semantic component that grounds meaning in the world
An example helps illustrate the idea: in the sentence "Ion entered the room; he sat down," the
There is variation in how the term is used across theoretical frameworks. Some authors treat referimit as
See also: referent, deixis, anaphora, denotation, discourse analysis.