1. referring back to or replacing a word or phrase mentioned earlier in a text
Usage: linguistics; grammar

Examples

• In the sentence ‘John arrived late, but he had a good excuse,’ the pronoun ‘he’ is anaphoric.
• The anaphoric reference creates cohesion between sentences in the paragraph.
• Students struggled to identify the anaphoric elements in the complex text.
• The word ‘such’ often functions as an anaphoric device in formal writing.
• Anaphoric pronouns help avoid repetition while maintaining clarity.
• The teacher explained how anaphoric references connect ideas across sentences.