self-referentialadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfrɛfəˈrɛnʃl/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˌrɛfəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, referential adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + referential adj. Compare earlier self-reference n., self-referent adj., self-referring adj.

1. Characterized by or involving self-reference. Now esp.: (of a literary or other creative work) that refers or alludes to itself, its author or creator, or other work by that author or creator; of or relating to such a work.

ΚΠ

1841 Morning Post 24 Apr. 6/1 Vanbrugh was..the least self-referential, mistrusting, or morbid.

1915 C. McAlpin Hermaia xlvi. 400 Love is self-dependent, self-referential, and so derives its qualitative power from nothing but itself.

1970 A. Appel in V. Nabokov Annotated Lolita p. xxii An involuted work turns in upon itself, is self-referential, conscious of its status as a fiction.

1984 R. Sullivan Stories by Canad. Women Introd. p. xv [A story] written in the self-referential mode of writing about writing.

2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 6 July ii. 20/5 Much of the new comedy is self-referential: there are cartoons about movies..and movie producers.

2. Philosophy and Logic. Of a proposition, statement, etc.: referring to itself or its own referent, esp. in such a way as to be paradoxical.

ΚΠ

1946 Mind 55 65 If a theory is included in its own subject-matter, we say that it is a self-referential theory.

1958 A. Pap Semantics & Necessary Truth ix. 263 The kind of self-referential proposition forbidden by the theory of types.

2006 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Mar. 55/2 His result is based on two self-referentialparadoxes: ‘This statement is false’ and ‘This statement is unprovable’.

Derivatives

self-refeˈrentially adv.

ΚΠ

1946 Mind 55 67 Complete doubt of everything led to a self-referentially inconsistent view and so had to be abandoned.

1980 P. Weiss You, I & Others iii. 183 The self is consciously known by the I from within, and self-referentially by the I through the mediation of the me.

2012 Guardian (Nexis) 4 Aug. (Review section) 15 The poems in his debut collection are self-referentially literary, political and confessional.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-referential
释义	self-referentialadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfrɛfəˈrɛnʃl/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌrɛfəˈrɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, referential adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + referential adj. Compare earlier self-reference n., self-referent adj., self-referring adj. 1. Characterized by or involving self-reference. Now esp.: (of a literary or other creative work) that refers or alludes to itself, its author or creator, or other work by that author or creator; of or relating to such a work. ΚΠ 1841 Morning Post 24 Apr. 6/1 Vanbrugh was..the least self-referential, mistrusting, or morbid. 1915 C. McAlpin Hermaia xlvi. 400 Love is self-dependent, self-referential, and so derives its qualitative power from nothing but itself. 1970 A. Appel in V. Nabokov Annotated Lolita p. xxii An involuted work turns in upon itself, is self-referential, conscious of its status as a fiction. 1984 R. Sullivan Stories by Canad. Women Introd. p. xv [A story] written in the self-referential mode of writing about writing. 2003 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 6 July ii. 20/5 Much of the new comedy is self-referential: there are cartoons about movies..and movie producers. 2. Philosophy and Logic. Of a proposition, statement, etc.: referring to itself or its own referent, esp. in such a way as to be paradoxical. ΚΠ 1946 Mind 55 65 If a theory is included in its own subject-matter, we say that it is a self-referential theory. 1958 A. Pap Semantics & Necessary Truth ix. 263 The kind of self-referential proposition forbidden by the theory of types. 2006 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Mar. 55/2 His result is based on two self-referentialparadoxes: ‘This statement is false’ and ‘This statement is unprovable’. Derivatives self-refeˈrentially adv. ΚΠ 1946 Mind 55 67 Complete doubt of everything led to a self-referentially inconsistent view and so had to be abandoned. 1980 P. Weiss You, I & Others iii. 183 The self is consciously known by the I from within, and self-referentially by the I through the mediation of the me. 2012 Guardian (Nexis) 4 Aug. (Review section) 15 The poems in his debut collection are self-referentially literary, political and confessional. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1841
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