cataphoric
adjective
languagespecializeduk/ˌkæt.əˈfɒr.ɪk/us/ˌkæt̬.əˈfɔːr.ɪk/referring to orreplacinga word or phrase that is usedlaterin atext:
使用指后照应词的With cataphoricreference, you may need toreadforwardtounderstand.因为使用了指后照应词，你可能需要继续向后阅读才能理解。
anaphoric and cataphoricpronouns前指和后指代词
Compare
anaphoric
exophoric
- The "they" can be said toforma cataphoriclinkwith thereferencesto "thesoldiers" and "theofficer"laterin thenarrative.
- They had noproblemsinexplainingaway anyunusualcataphoricreferencesas the "it" in thesentenceissimplyadummysubject.
- I will firstelaborateon the anaphoric and cataphoriccontextsand thedependentpronounvariantsin the nextsection.
- In thesentence"If youwantsome, here's thecheese," the "some" is cataphoric.
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