What is coding time?

Definition
	Coding time is the time of
	an utterance, or the writing of a message.

Discussion
	Coding time may be used as the deictic center for expressions of time deixis.

Example (English)
	In the following statement, the coding time is Wednesday, April 1st: This programme is being recorded today, Wednesday April 1st, to be relayed next Thursday. The coding time is also the deictic center for the statement. (Fillmore 1975 44, cited by Levinson 1983 74 )

Sources
	Levinson 1983 54,62, 74
	Fillmore 1975 44

Context for this page:

Concept module: coding time
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): C
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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