anaphoric
adjective
languagespecializeduk/æn.əˈfɒr.ɪk/us/æn.əˈfɔːr .ɪk/referring to orreplacinga word that was usedearlierin atext:
an anaphoricpronoun前指代词
Thechildrenwereableto use anaphoric "it".
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cataphoric
exophoric
- Pronouns are one of the mostfrequentlyusedkindsof anaphoricexpressions.
- Weassessedstudents'abilityto use thedemonstrativefor anaphoricreference.
- Here, the anaphoricpronounis the first word in the secondclause.
- Theantecedentof the anaphoricpronounis theprecedingnounphrase.
Linguistic terms & linguistic style
- affricate
- allophone
- allophony
- anaphor
- anaphora
- chatty
- colloquial
- double entendre
- downtoner
- emphatic
- entailment
- etymological
- etymologically
- flowery
- oxymoron
- philological
- polysemy
- portmanteau word
- prescriptivism
- prescriptivist