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Cataphor vs Anaphor - What's the difference?

cataphor | anaphor | Antonyms |

Anaphor is a antonym of cataphor.



As nouns the difference between cataphor and anaphor

is that cataphor is semicoma while 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.

cataphor

Noun

  • (medicine) Semicoma.
  • (medicine) Somnolence marked by periods of partial consciousness.
  • anaphor

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (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.
  • *
  • 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.

    Hypernyms

    * (linguistics) endophor

    Antonyms

    * (linguistics) logophor, cataphor

    See also

    * deixis