COREFERENTIAL

Meaning of COREFERENTIAL in English

/ ˌkəʊrefəˈrenʃl; NAmE ˌkoʊ-/ adjective

( linguistics ) if two words or expressions are coreferential , they refer to the same thing. For example, in the sentence 'I had a camera but I lost it', 'a camera' and 'it' are coreferential.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

COREFERENTIAL — — coreferentiality , n. /koh'ref euhr en"sheuhl/ , adj. Ling. (of two words or phrases) having reference to the same …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COREFERENTIAL — [ ˌkəʊrɛfə'rɛnʃ(ə)l ] ■ adjective Linguistics (of two elements or units) having the same reference. Derivatives coreference noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
COREFERENTIAL — coreferential BrE AmE ˌkəʊ ˌref ə ˈren t ʃ ə l ◂ AmE \ ˌkoʊ- ▷ coreferential|ly i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EQUI NP DELETION — Ling. a rule of transformational grammar that deletes the underlying subject of a complement clause if it is coreferential with …
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