The difference between Anaphor and Logophor

When used as nouns, anaphor means an expression referring to another expression. in stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns, whereas logophor means a reflexive pronoun with discourse antecedents.


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  1. Anaphor as a noun (linguistics):

    An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns.

  1. Logophor as a noun (linguistics):

    A reflexive pronoun with discourse antecedents; i.e. a reflexive pronoun whose antecedent does not occur in the sentence itself.

    Examples:

    "ant anaphor"

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