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coreferential

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Exhibiting coreference; referring to the same thing.

not-comparable

Examples

“To take⟳ an example from Chomsky (Knowledge (1986), p. 8), any native speaker of English knows that them can be interpreted as being coreferential to (i.e. referring to the same set⟳ of individuals as) the men in (5) (a) below, but not in (5) (b): (5) (a) I wonder⟳ who the men expected to see⟳ them (b) The men expected to see⟳ them”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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