anaphora
pronunciation
How to pronounce anaphora in British English:
UK [əˈnæfərə]
How to pronounce anaphora in American English:
US [əˈnæfərə]
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- Noun:
- using a pronoun or other pro-word instead of repeating a word
- repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses
Word Origin
- anaphora (n.)
- "repetition of a word or phrase in successive clauses," 1580s, from Latin, from Greek anaphora "reference," literally "a carrying back," from anapherein "to carry back, to bring up," from ana "back" (see ana-) + pherein "to bear" (see infer).
Example
- 1. Pragmatic and cognitive analysis on deixis and anaphora .
- 2. A comparative study : the anaphora and cataphora of personal pronouns in english and chinese .
- 3. Thinking on the usage of zero anaphora in chinese conversation .
- 4. This is a tentative study of nominal anaphora in english text .
- 5. There is also a shortened anaphora of st. james of jerusalem .