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cataphora
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ca·taph·o·ra (k-tf-r)
n.
1. Semicoma.
2. Somnolence marked by periods of partial consciousness.
cataphora
lethargy with intervals of imperfect waking.
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For instance, it is well known that demonstrative this can be used both anaphorically and cataphorically, whereas that can only be used anaphorically.
Some pragmatic considerations in the choice between this or that in ... by Saeed, Aziz Thabit / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
19) However, in certain cases the ellipsis works cataphorically, i.
Oratorical manipulation and critical reading: a study of the proem of ... by Vagios, Vassilis / Fu Jen Studies: literature & linguistics
As a third point of parallelism with pronouns, they can also refer cataphorically to a clause here: 13) [thorn]aet is rihtwisnys [thorn]aet gehwylcum sy his agen cyre ge[eth]afod.
Categorial heterogenity: Old English determiners * by Bartnik, Artur / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
 
 
 
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