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The strict definition of anaphora includes only references to preceding utterances. Under this definition, forward references are instead named '' Cataphora '', and both effects together are '' Endophora ''. Also, the term '' Exophora '' names situations where the referent does not appear in the utterances of the speaker, but instead in the real world. Some linguists prefer to define anaphora generically to include all of these referential effects. EXAMPLES
ANAPHORS IN GENERATIVE GRAMMAR An anaphor in in fact. Also, an Antecedent must not be far from the anaphor; in structural terms it means that the anaphor must be bound by its Antecedent , which is inside the anaphor's Governing Category (see Binding Condition A ). EXAMPLES FOR THE GENERATIVE APPROACH (1) Sue hurt herself. ''Herself'' is the anaphor bound by ''Sue''.
ANAPHOR RESOLUTION This means finding what the anaphor is referring to, and is often required when sentences are taken out of Context . (3) ''The Prime Minister of New Zealand'' visited us yesterday. The visit was the first time ''she'' had come to New York since 1998. If the second sentence in (3) is quoted by itself, it is necessary to ''resolve'' the anaphor so that the sentences makes sense by itself. (4) The visit was the first time ''the Prime Minister of New Zealand'' had come to New York since 1998. REFERENCES
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