The difference between Anaphora and Deixis

When used as nouns, anaphora means the repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis, whereas deixis means the use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context.


check bellow for the other definitions of Anaphora and Deixis

  1. Anaphora as a noun (rhetoric):

    The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.

    Examples:

    "ant epiphora epistrophe"

  2. Anaphora as a noun (linguistics):

    An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.

  3. Anaphora as a noun (linguistics):

    An expression that refers to a preceding expression.

    Examples:

    "hyper endophora"

    "coordinate terms cataphora exophora homophora"

  4. Anaphora as a noun (Christianity):

    The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as body and blood of Christ

  1. Anaphora as a noun:

  1. Deixis as a noun (linguistics):

    The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.

    Examples:

    "Deixis allows for economy of speech but introduces ambiguity when that speech is recorded."

    "synonyms: indexicality"

    "ant homophora"

    "hyper exophora"

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