What is another word for anaphoric relation?
Pronunciation: [ˌanɐfˈɒɹɪk ɹɪlˈe͡ɪʃən] (IPA) 
An anaphoric relation in linguistics refers to the connection between two words or phrases where the latter refers to something previously mentioned. Synonyms for this term include anaphora, cataphora, deixis, and reference. Anaphora refers to the use of a referring expression to refer to something that was previously mentioned in discourse, while cataphora refers to the use of a referring expression to refer to something that will be mentioned later in discourse. Deixis is the way language points to things in the world, and reference is the relationship between a linguistic expression and the entity that it refers to. These terms all describe the ways in which language refers to things in the world and creates meaning through connections between words and ideas.
