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cataphora
[ kuh-taf-er-uh ]
noun
- the use of a word or phrase to refer to a following word or group of words, as the use of the phrase as follows.
cataphora
/ kəˈtæfərə; ˌkætəˈfɒrɪk /
noun
- grammar the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word used subsequently in the same discourse Compare anaphora
Derived Forms
- cataphoric, adjective
Other Words From
- cat·a·phor·ic [kat-, uh, -, fawr, -ik, -, for, -], adjective
- cata·phori·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of cataphora1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cataphora1
Example Sentences
Engineers and linguists at Cataphora, an information-sifting company based in Silicon Valley, have their software mine documents for the activities and interactions of people — who did what when, and who talks to whom.
“It doesn’t use keywords at all,” said Elizabeth Charnock, Cataphora’s founder.
The Cataphora software can also recognize the sentiment in an e-mail message — whether a person is positive or negative, or what the company calls “loud talking” — unusual emphasis that might give hints that a document is about a stressful situation.
“You tend to split a lot fewer infinitives when you think the F.B.I. might be reading your mail,” said Steve Roberts, Cataphora’s chief technology officer.
For Neil Fraser, a lawyer at Milberg, a law firm based in New York, the Cataphora software provides a way to better understand the internal workings of corporations he sues, particularly when the real decision makers may be hidden from view.
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