the use of a word or phrase in a sentence which stands for a word or phrase that is used later. An example of cataphora is the use of the word ‘she’ in the sentence ‘She was running late, so Sue grabbed a quick sandwich’.
Synonyms and related words
The grammatical behaviour of words
agreement
agree with
backshift
cataphora
noun uncountable linguistics
US /kəˈtæfərə/
DEFINITIONS1
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the use of a word or phrase in a sentence which stands for a word or phrase that is used later. An example of cataphora is the use of the word “she” in the sentence “She was running late, so Sue grabbed a quick sandwich.”