logophor

English

Etymology

Introduced by French linguist Claude Hagège, 1974. From logo- +‎ -phor.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ɡə.fɔɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒ.ɡə.fə/, /ˈlɒ.ɡə.fɔː/

Noun

logophor (plural logophors)

1. (linguistics) A reflexive pronoun with discourse antecedents; i.e. a reflexive pronoun whose antecedent does not occur in the sentence itself.

   Antonym: anaphor

Derived terms

• logophoric

Translations

reflexive pronoun with discourse antecedents

• Dutch: logofoor f, logofora f

Further reading

• logophor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia