The connection between pronouns and their antecedents.
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Antecedent
The element that the pronoun substitutes for.
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Backward anaphora
The situation where the anaphoric expression refers to an entity mentioned earlier in the discourse, establishing a cohesive link.
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Demonstrative Pronoun
A type of pronoun that points to specific entities in space or time, indicating the proximity or distance of the referent from the speaker or from the context.
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Emphatic Pronoun
A pronoun that emphasizes or intensifies the entity it refers to within the discourse.
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Forward anaphora
The anaphoric expression refers to an entity mentioned later in the discourse, creating a link from an earlier element to a subsequent one.
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Gender Neutral Pronoun
A pronoun that does not specify the gender of the person or entity it refers to, allowing for inclusive and non-binary language use.
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Indefinite pronoun
A pronoun that refers to one or more unspecified entities or to entities that are not explicitly identified.
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Intersentential anaphora
The reference of an anaphoric expression spans across multiple sentences or clauses within a discourse.
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Intrasetential anaphora
Anaphoric relationships that occur within a single sentence or clause.
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Negative indefinite pronoun
An unspecified entity in a negative or negated context, indicating the absence or non-existence of the entity.
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Nonemphatic function of pronouns
Basic function of replacing nouns without adding emphasis or special meaning.
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Peripheral noun phrase
The noun phrase that the pronoun replaces or refers to. It's the antecedent of the pronoun and plays a crucial role in establishing the anaphoric relationship.
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Personal Pronoun
A subset of pronouns that specifically encode distinctions in person, number, and gender, reflecting the identity of the discourse participants.
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Positive indefinite pronoun
An unspecified entity in a positive or affirmative context, indicating the existence or presence of the entity.
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Possessive pronoun
A type of pronoun that denotes possession or ownership, replacing a noun phrase to indicate that the entity in question belongs to someone or something.
