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cataphora

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ca·taph·o·ra  (k-tfr-)
n.
The use of a linguistic unit, such as a pronoun, to refer ahead to another unit, for example, the use of him to refer to John in the sentence Near him, John saw a snake.


cata·phoric (kt-fôrk, -fr-) adj.

cataphora [kəˈtæfərə]
n
(Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word used subsequently in the same discourse Compare anaphora
[from cata- + Greek pherein to bear]
cataphoric  [ˌkætəˈfɒrɪk] adj


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In other words, text appropriate for content analysis is composed of linguistic elements arranged in a linear sequence that follows rules of grammar and dependencies and uses devices such as recurrence, anaphora and cataphora, ellipsis, and conjunctions to cause the elements to "hang together" to create a message (cohesion).
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