logophor

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logophor

/ˈlɑ.ɡə.fɔɹ/ US
/ˈlɒ.ɡə.fə/ UK
/ˈlɒ.ɡə.fɔː/ UK

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Introduced by French linguist Claude Hagège, 1974. From logo- + -phor.

noun logophors

A reflexive pronoun with discourse antecedents; i.e. a reflexive pronoun whose antecedent does not occur in the sentence itself.
Opposite: anaphor

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"logophor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/logophor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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logophor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/logophor

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"logophor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/logophor.

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@misc{logophor_2026,
  title = {logophor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/logophor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}