It is argued that discourse reference is a relation that exists between a reference item in the discourse and a discourse referent in the discourse world.

本文认为，语篇照应并不单纯是语言成分之间的指代关系，而是指代成分与语篇世界中的语篇指称之间的指代关系。

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