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Cataphora

In linguistics, cataphora (/kəˈtæfərə/) is the use of an expression or word that co-refers with a later, more specific expression in the discourse. The preceding expression, whose meaning is determined or specified by the later expression, may be called a cataphor. Cataphora is in contrast to anaphora which denotes cases where the order of the…

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Etymology

Ancient GreekRomanizedLit.
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PronounNoun phraseColon
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LinguisticsCo-refersAnaphoraPostcedentReferring expression
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Cataphora

Nodes16
Edges15
Triples7
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.125
Components1

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Cataphora → After, If, Other
related to Etymology · 2
Cataphora → Ancient Greek, The

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example expression anaphora co-refers sentence john strict he's anaphor following noun later cataphor reverse appears examples pronoun specific preceding expressions

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Johninstance ofwhere a referring expression0.80text
this or the followinginstance ofusing an anaphoric expression0.80text
Cataphorarelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Cataphorarelated to EtymologyAncient Greek0.60section
Cataphorarelated to ExamplesOther0.60section
Cataphorarelated to ExamplesIf0.60section
Cataphorarelated to ExamplesAfter0.60section

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