Mind the gap : ellipsis and stylistic variation in spoken and written English / Peter Wilson.
Language: English Series: Textual explorationsPublisher: New York : Longman, 2000Description: 239 sISBN:- 0582356806
- 0582356792
- 425 22 (machine generated)
- 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