Cataphora

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kætəˈfɔɹə/, /kəˈtæfɜɹə/

Origin

From Ancient Greek καταφορά (kataphora, "a downward motion"), from κατά (kata, "downwards") + φέρω (pherō, "I carry").

Full definition of cataphora

Noun

1. (linguistics, rhetoric) The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.

Antonyms

• anaphora

Hypernyms

• endophora