Glossary term T

Textually Evoked Entity

A textually evoked entity is a referent that is given information because it has been previously included in the text.

A guy I work with says he knows your sister.

Since the referent of he has been previously mentioned in the text, it is a textually evoked entity.

  1. Prince 1981, 233, 236
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