anaphora
anaphora
Definition
anapho·ra (ə naf′ə rə)
noun
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, lines of verse, etc.
Etymology: L < Gr < ana-, up, back + pherein, to bear
anaphora
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- handle: Having seen how Neale's theory handles discourse anaphora and donkey anaphora, we turn to difficulties with the account.
- include: Topics covered include anaphora and verbal anaphora, discourse influences and thematic roles, and the processing of causality information.
Adjective modifier
- problematic: The recent interest in anaphora is largely an interest in finding a semantic theory for problematic anaphora.
- pronominal: We use the type system and our treatment of generalized quantifiers in natural language to construct a type-theoretic approach to pronominal anaphora and ellipsis.
- simple: To begin with, let's look at how simple discourse anaphora is handled on GSDL.
Modifies a noun
- resolution: The implemented system has been incorporated into the online demo of my anaphora resolution software.
- system: Marin Dimitrov of the University of Sofia has produced an anaphora resolution system for GATE.
Noun used with modifier
- donkey: There is, however, a further complication in Neale's theory that is invoked in the explanation of donkey anaphora.
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