Logophor

//ˈlɑ.ɡə.fɔɹ// noun

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Noun

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

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Etymology

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

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