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Exophoric Definition

Exophoric

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Exophoric language points to something outside the language of the text, which is understood in the context:

Take a look at this.

Here, this refers to something that the speaker and listener can see and understand, but which has no meaning outside the context- we don't know what this is- exophora.

See Also:

Anaphora; Cataphora; Deixis; Endophora

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Reference and Cohesion Mechanisms

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