Anaphor vs Anaphora - What's the difference?
anaphor | anaphora |
(linguistics) An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns.
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(rhetoric) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
(linguistics) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
(linguistics) An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
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Anaphora is a related term of anaphor.
In linguistics terms the difference between anaphor and anaphora
is that anaphor is an expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns while anaphora is an expression that refers to a preceding expression.anaphor
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(wikipedia anaphor)Noun
(en-noun)- Thus far, we have established that each other'' is an NP which functions as a
reciprocal anaphor''' requiring to take its reference from some antecedent else-
where in the sentence, and that ''themselves'' is an NP which functions as a re-
flexive ' anaphor which also requires an antecedent to take its reference from.