What is a textually evoked entity?

Definition
	A textually evoked entity is a referent that is given information because it has been previously included in the text.

Example (English)

A guy I work with says he knows your sister.

Since the referent of he has been previously mentioned in the text, it is a textually evoked entity.

Source:

Prince 1981 233

Generic
	A textually evoked entity is a kind of
	What is an evoked entity?

Source
	Prince 1981 233, 236

Concept module: textually evoked entity
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): T
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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