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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kataˈfeːɐ̯
"Eine Katapher verweist auf einen späteren Textteil."
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A word or phrase that refers to or stands in for another word or phrase used later in the text.
"In the sentence 'When he arrived, John went straight to his office', the pronoun 'he' is a cataphor referring forward to 'John'."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'kata-' (downwards, back) and 'phoros' (bearing, carrying), combining to form 'kataphora' meaning a downward motion. In modern linguistics, it was coined by analogy with anaphora to describe a linguistic element that refers to a later, subsequent part of the text.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cataphor" is said worldwide
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cataphore
Transliteration: katafɔʁ
"Dans cette phrase, le pronom est un cataphore qui annonce le sujet."
Katapher
Transliteration: kataˈfeːɐ̯
"Eine Katapher verweist auf einen späteren Textteil."
catafora
Transliteration: kataˈfɔːra
"La catafora è un rinvio a un elemento successivo del discorso."
catafora
Transliteration: kataˈfoɾa
Script: catáfora
"El pronombre funciona como una catáfora en el texto."
catáfora
Transliteration: kaˈtafɔɾɐ
"A catáfora antecipa um elemento que aparecerá depois."
पूर्वगामी संदर्भ
Transliteration: pūrvagāmī sandarbh
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पूर्वगामी संदर्भ वाक्य में आगे आने वाले शब्द की ओर इशारा करता है।"
后指成分
Transliteration: hòu zhǐ chéng fèn
Script: 中文汉字
"在这个句子中，代词充当了后指成分。"
순행지시어
Transliteration: sunhaengjisieo
Script: 한국어 한글
"순행지시어는 뒤에 나오는 명사를 미리 가리키는 말이다."
Cataphor
Transliteration: katafoa
Script: カタフォラ
"カタフォラは後続の要素を指し示す表現です。"
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