coreference — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The relationship between multiple terms that have a common referent.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Related words

   corefercoreferentialanaphoradeixis

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   If we use subscript letters to indicate coreference (so that two NPs with the same subscript refer to the same entity, whereas two NPs with differ- ent subscripts refer to different entities), then we can say that (19) is ambigu- ous as between the two interpretations represented in (20) below: (20) (i) The menᵢ will shoot the arrowsⱼ at each otherⱼ (ii) The menᵢ will shoot the arrowsⱼ at each otherᵢ

Noun

1. the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent

   Broader terms

   grammatical relation