anaphoric relation

noun phrase

Meaning

A linguistic connection where a word or phrase refers back to an entity previously mentioned in the discourse.

Examples

In the sentence 'Sarah dropped her keys,' the pronoun 'her' maintains an anaphoric relation with 'Sarah.'
The effectiveness of an anaphoric relation depends on the listener correctly identifying the original antecedent.

Synonyms: reference, coreference, back-reference, anaphora

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anaphoric relation

noun phrase

Pronunciation: ˌænəˈfɔːrɪk rɪˈleɪʃən

Definition

A linguistic connection where a word or phrase refers back to an entity previously mentioned in the discourse.

Examples

In the sentence 'Sarah dropped her keys,' the pronoun 'her' maintains an anaphoric relation with 'Sarah.'
The effectiveness of an anaphoric relation depends on the listener correctly identifying the original antecedent.

Synonyms of anaphoric relation

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