What is endophora?

Definition
	Endophora is coreference of an expression with another expression either before it or after it. One expression provides the information necessary to interpret the other.

Discussion
	The endophoric relationship is often spoken of as one expression “referring to” another.

Examples (English)
	A well-dressed man was speaking; he had a foreign accent. If you need one, there’s a towel in the top drawer.

Kinds
	Here are some kinds of endophora:
	What is anaphora? What is cataphora?

Generic
	Endophora is a kind of
	What is reference?

Sources
	Crystal 1985 109
	Halliday and Hasan 1976 33

Context for this page:

Concept module: endophora
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): E
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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