exophora
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English
Etymology
From exo- + Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō, “to carry”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
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Pronouns are often exophoric, with words such as "this", "that", "here", "there", as in "that chair over there is John's" said while indicating the direction of the chair referred to |
exophora (plural exophoras)
- (linguistics) A reference to something extralinguistic.
Derived terms
- exophoric (adj)
Translations
reference to something extralinguistic
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References
- Eugene E. Loos , editors (2003), “exophora”, in Glossary of Linguistic Terms, Dallas, Tex.: SIL International.