define: cataphora
In linguistics, cataphora (/kÉËtÃ¦fÉrÉ/; from Greek, ÎºÎ±ÏÎ±ÏÎ¿ÏÎ¬, kataphora, âa downward motionâ from ÎºÎ±ÏÎ¬, kata, âdownwardsâ and ÏÎ­ÏÏ, pherÅ, âI carryâ) is the use of an expression or word that co-refers with a later, more specific, expression in the discourse.