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Coherence and AnaphoraEdited by Walter De Mulder and Liliane Tasmowski
[Belgian Journal of Linguistics 10] 1996
► pp. 1–10
Edited by Walter De Mulder and Liliane Tasmowski
[Belgian Journal of Linguistics 10] 1996
► pp. 1–10
Anaphoric Encapsulation
Abstract. Anaphoric encapsulation is a cohesive device by which a noun phrase functions as a resumptive paraphrase for a preceding portion of a text. The anaphoric noun phrase is constructed with a general noun as the lexical head and a clear preference for a demonstrative determiner. By anaphoric encapsulation, a new discourse referent is created on the basis of old information; it becomes the argument of further predications. As a semantic integration device, encapsulating noun phrases label preceding text-portions; they appear at nodal points in the text. When the head of the anaphoric noun phrase is an axionym, anaphoric encapsulation may be a strong means of manipulating the reader. Finally, anaphoric encapsulation may also result in the categorization and hypostasis of speech acts and argumentative functions in discourse.
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