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Mind the gap : ellipsis and stylistic variation in spoken and written English / Peter Wilson.

By: Language: English Series: Textual explorationsPublisher: New York : Longman, 2000Description: 239 sISBN:
  • 0582356806
  • 0582356792
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 425 22 (machine generated)
Other classification:
  • Fe.013
  • Fe.061
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Examining the gappiness of language technically known as ellipsis, this text provides an account of the different contexts, both linguistic and situational which affect its use.

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • Part I The Forms Of ellipsis
  • 1 What is ellipsis?
  • 2 What isn't ellipsis
  • 3 The linguistic context
  • 4 The situational context
  • 5 Telegraphic Ellipsis
  • 6 Coordination Reduction
  • 7 The rough guide to gaps
  • Part II The Stylistic Effects Of Ellipsis
  • 8 Style and stylistics
  • 9 Speech styles and ellipsis
  • 10 Sports Commentary
  • 11 Dramatizing Dialogue
  • 12 The conative turn
  • 13 N0arrative voices, narrative gaps
  • 14 Ellipsis and compression in poetry
  • 15 Conclusion
  • Bibliography