Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Receiving Time

Definition: 

Receiving time is the time at which an addressee hears or reads a message.

This time may be the deictic center for expressions of time deixis.

Examples: 
  • In the following utterance, the time referred to by today is the receiving time:
  • This programme was recorded last Wednesday, April 1st, to be relayed today.
Source: 
54, 62, 73–74

Glossary Hierarchy