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Taxonomy vs Anaphor - What's the difference?

taxonomy | anaphor |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and anaphor

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while anaphor is (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.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    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