Cataphora

Katapher (also: Kataphora ) referred to in the text linguistics, a linguistic unit that is available for a subsequent in text linguistic unity. A pro-form (for example, a pronoun ) points forward to another linguistic expression that is only mentioned below. Kataphern are rarely used as anaphora, as they are cognitively more difficult to process. However, they are often used inter alia as a rhetorical figures to increase the voltage.

Examples

The following examples serve to demonstrate the role of pronouns than Kataphern:

He is a talented American actor. He has received countless prizes and awards. There is talk of Johnny Depp.
I should have known it: the task is just too hard.
In their hunt for followers of al - Qaeda Pakistani security forces is likely to be a key member of the terrorist organization escape.

The function as Katapher can also take the indefinite article, for example, in the classic early records of fairy tales:

There was once a king who ...

Function of Kataphern

Kataphern and anaphora are elements that contribute to the cohesion of a text.