任何语言都存在“指代”现象，语言表达要简洁、准确、经济，可以运用多种表达手段，“指代”就是其中之一。斯威特在论述代词的功用时指出：代词的使用一方面是为了简洁，再一方面是为了避免名词的重复，还有一方面是为了避免特定的表达。斯威特的这段表述可以视为“指代... There is a phenomenon of “pointing” in any language. The language is simple, accurate and economical, and many means of expression can be used. “Referencing” is one of them. In his discussion of the function of pronouns, Sweet pointed out that the use of pronouns is, on the one hand, concise, on the other hand, to avoid repetition of nouns and partly to avoid specific expressions. Sweet’s statement can be seen as "referring to ...