Pronoun and antecedent searches

On the forums for another software package, someone wanted to know if they could search for instances when a pronoun and its antecedent had different genders. Logos has the only database I know of that tags pronouns to their antecedent, but I don't know how to use that tagging in a search. Can this be done?

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MJ. Smith

Do you have an example so I can test a couple of possible approaches?

Clint Cozier

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1210063#Comment_1210063

MJ,

The example cited was John 16:13, where the masculine ἐκεῖνος refers to the neuter πνεῦμα. A variation of this question gets asked every couple of years....and I have yet to see a way to use the antecedent tag in a search. I am hoping that something has changed in the last few years. Thanks!

Dave Hooton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1210100#Comment_1210100

The example cited was John 16:13, where the masculine ἐκεῖνος refers to the neuter πνεῦμα.

I haven't found a satisfactory query for this, but they all point to Jn 16:13 being the only result. In OpenText Syntax Search it is the only result with that specific construct. Other queries gives about 40 results but point to John 16.13.

Clint Cozier

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1210462#Comment_1210462

Dave,

Would you be willing to share a screen shot or two of your syntax searches for this construction? I didn't realize that the Open Text database contained antecedents to pronouns.....I'd like to learn how to try this kind of search.

Thanks.

Dave Hooton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1210499#Comment_1210499

Would you be willing to share a screen shot or two of your syntax searches for this construction? I didn't realize that the Open Text database contained antecedents to pronouns...

The construct is not specific to antecedents, but OpenText treated it as a modifier

Dave Hooton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1210508#Comment_1210508

The construct is not specific to antecedents, but OpenText treated it as a modifier

LSGNT has its own construct