Definition of coreferential in English:
coreferential
adjective kəʊˌrɛfəˈrɛnʃ(ə)lˌkōˌrefəˈren(t)SH(ə)l
Linguistics (of two elements or units) having the same reference.
Example sentencesExamples
- The participle receives its case from the noun which it modifies, which must (as you point out) be coreferential with its subject.
- Here the coreferential argument is explicitly marked as patientive in the matrix clause.
- The annotation of coreferential chains in a text is a difficult task, which requires a lot of concentration.
- This has the consequence that where a coreferential or bound zero anaphor may occur, the use of an overt pronoun will tend to be taken to solicit disjoint reference.
- You also note that all examples of this construction have the coreferential pronoun in subject position; i.e. exactly where it would be if this were an infinitive complement instead of a that complement.
Derivatives
noun
Linguistics In case of coreferences, for example, the user is presented with a list of coreference candidates and is free to decide whether and which of them to check if at all.
Example sentencesExamples
- Additionally, functional operators and coreferences may be used on both sides of the rules.
- Cases of grammatical coreference that do not respect the sentence boundaries are highly marked.
- Furthermore, given that logophoric pronouns are the only option available in the grammar to encode coreference, any speaker who intends coreference will also have to use a logophoric pronoun.
- This mimics the way it works in conversation, when coreferences can be used after common ground is established.
Definition of coreferential in US English:
coreferential
adjectiveˌkōˌrefəˈren(t)SH(ə)l
Linguistics (of two elements or units) having the same reference.
Example sentencesExamples
- Here the coreferential argument is explicitly marked as patientive in the matrix clause.
- The participle receives its case from the noun which it modifies, which must (as you point out) be coreferential with its subject.
- The annotation of coreferential chains in a text is a difficult task, which requires a lot of concentration.
- You also note that all examples of this construction have the coreferential pronoun in subject position; i.e. exactly where it would be if this were an infinitive complement instead of a that complement.
- This has the consequence that where a coreferential or bound zero anaphor may occur, the use of an overt pronoun will tend to be taken to solicit disjoint reference.