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cataphora
noun[ U ]
language specializeduk /kəˈtæf.ər.ə/ us /kəˈtæf.ər.ə/
the use of cataphors(= words that refer to and replace other words used later in a text): 指后照应词的使用
An example of cataphora would be: "If you want some, there's coffee in the pot."这是一个使用指后照应词的例子：“如果你想喝点（咖啡），壶里有咖啡。”
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anaphora
The interest lies in the writers' selection of pronouns, either he or they in anaphora, or he/they/those in cataphora.
The personal pronouns he and they are the major variants in cataphora in the 16th century.
Cataphora is particularly common in formal contexts, using an expression such as "this" or "the following".
These are instances of cataphora, where the full referent is introduced in a following clause.
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