Anaphora (linguistics)
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In linguistics, anaphora [ə'næfəɹə] is an instance of an expression referring to another.
In general, an anaphoric expression is represented by a pro-form or some kind of deictic.
In some theories, the strict definition of anaphora includes only references to preceding utterances. Under this definition, forward references are instead named cataphora, and both effects together are endophora. Also, the term exophora names situations where the referent does not appear in the utterances of the speaker, but instead in the real world. Some linguists prefer to define anaphora generically to include all of these referential effects.
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See also
- Coreference
- Deixis
- Donkey pronoun
- Endophora
- Generic antecedents
- Named Entity Recognition
- Pro-form
- Hobbs' algorithm for pronoun resolution
- Unsolved problems in linguistics
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