coreference
coreference noun: the relationship between multiple terms that have a common referent.
Noun
coreference (countable and uncountable, plural coreferences)
- The relationship between multiple terms that have a common referent.
- 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)...1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 119
- If we use subscript letters to indicate coreference (so that two NPs
coreference meaning in Tamil
coreference in Tamil
- உடனிலைக் குறிப்பு
Forms of coreference
| plural | coreferences |
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Origin of coreference
From co- + reference.
Questions about coreference
- What does coreference mean?
- Coreference means the relationship between multiple terms that have a common referent.
- What is coreference in Tamil?
- Coreference in Tamil is உடனிலைக் குறிப்பு. See Coreference meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is coreference?
- Coreference is a noun.
- What is the plural of coreference?
- The plural of coreference is coreferences.
Words near coreference in the dictionary
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