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Homophora — In the branch of linguistics called pragmatics, homophora is a subcategory of exophora. In common with all exophora, it is the use of an expression to refer to something outside the text (spoken, signed, or written). That is, it is not a cohesive … Wikipedia
Endophora — In linguistics, endophora is a term that means an expression which refers to something intralinguistic, i.e. in the same text. For example, let s say we are given: I saw Sally yesterday. She was lying on the beach . Here she is an endophoric… … Wikipedia
Royal Melbourne — Articleissues cleanup=August 2008 wikify=June 2007 orphan=November 2006 unreferenced=June 2007HomophoraNamed after William LambThe following organisations, institutions, and places were named after William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne: *The [http … Wikipedia
deixis — noun /ˈdaɪksɪs/ A reference within a sentence that relies on the context being known to interpret correctly. The use of pronouns relies on a deixis to correctly interpret them. Syn: indexicality Ant: homophora See Also … Wiktionary
