What is coreference?

Definition
	Coreference is the reference in one expression to the same referent in another expression.

Example (English)
	In the following sentence, both you's have the same referent: You said you would come.

Sources
	Crystal 1980 93
	Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985 863

Concept module: coreference
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): C
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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