endophora
/ɛnˈdɒfərə
/noun [mass noun] Linguistics
The set of relationships among words having the same reference within a text, contributing to textual cohesion; anaphora and cataphora. Compare with exophora.Conversely, endophora, is the act of reference to some item from within the text itself.
Derivatives
endophoric
- Here, 'he' is endophoric because it refers forwards to the proper noun Harry and 'her' refers back to the noun boss.
- The identification of endophoric references, and the previous information they had about the topic, helped them to manage the text structure successfully.
Origin
Late 20th century: from endo- 'within', on the pattern of anaphora.