anaphora
noun [ U ] language specialized uk/ə.'næf.ə.rə/ us/ə.'næf.ə.rə/
前指代法
the use of anaphors (= words that refer to and replace other words used earlier in a text)
In anaphora, the meaning of an expression depends on its antecedent.
Compare: cataphora
- More examples
- Anaphora is a type of cohesive relation which points to an earlier reference in the text.
- The choice of pronoun in anaphora was found to split along gender lines, with women writers much less likely to use "he" to refer back to an indeterminate gender.
- Comparisons were made between children's comprehension of verb-phrase anaphora at different ages.
- The repetition of "we" at the start of each sentence is anaphora.