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Tkacka15 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Anaphora
Does the term "anaphora" denote the word, e.g. a pronoun, that substitute the previously used word/phrase/clause or does it mean a usage of such a substitution?
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e. sentence/previous sentence). The anaphor is the word that does the referring.
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- sentence/previous sentence).
- The anaphor is the word that does the referring.
- The antecedent is the word that is being referred to.
- John (antecedent) said that he (anaphor) went to get some groceries.
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Hi tkacka15,
Anaphora means the act of referring to another word that is mentioned in the same context (i.e. sentence/previous sentence).
The anaphor is the word that does the referring.
The antecedent is the word that is being referred to.
John (antecedent) said that
Anaphora means the act of referring to another word that is mentioned in the same context (i.e. sentence/previous sentence).
The anaphor is the word that does the referring.
The antecedent is the word that is being referred to.
John (antecedent) said that
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dokterjokkebrokJohn (antecedent) said that he (anaphor) went to get some groceries. (anaphora)Thank you for such a detailed reply.
I've understood from your answer that the anaphora denotes a process, sort of "look back from right to left", whereas the anaphor means the word which substitute the previously mentioned one in the context.
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Hi,
Yes, that is right. However, if the proform (his, its) is located to the left of what it refers to, we use the term cataphor. For example: As he (cataphor) had nowhere to go now, John (postcedent) decided to sleep under a bridge. As you can see, this is the opposite of anaphora. Both the processes of anaphora and cataphora together are calle
Yes, that is right. However, if the proform (his, its) is located to the left of what it refers to, we use the term cataphor. For example: As he (cataphor) had nowhere to go now, John (postcedent) decided to sleep under a bridge. As you can see, this is the opposite of anaphora. Both the processes of anaphora and cataphora together are calle
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dokterjokkebrokHi,Yes, that is right. However, if the proform (his, its) is located to the left of what it refers to, we use the term cataphor. For example: As he (cataphor) had nowhere to go now, John (postcedent) decided to sleep under a bridge. As you can see, this is the opposite of anaphora. Both the processes of anaphora and cataphora together are called endophora.
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