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9780582356795

Mind The Gap: Ellipsis and Stylistic Variation in Spoken and Written English

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  • ISBN13:

    9780582356795

  • ISBN10:

    0582356792

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2000-05-16
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

We rarely speak or even write in the complete sentences that are often held to be the ideal form of linguistic communication. Language is in fact full of gaps as speakers and writers often communicate in situations which allow bits of language to be understood rather than expressed. This book examines this 'gappiness' of language, technically known as ellipsis, and provides an account of the different contexts, both linguistic and situational which affect its use.

Author Biography

Peter Wilson is a Principal Lecturer in the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of North London and is Programme Director for English and Creative Writing.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Forms Of ellipsis
What is ellipsis?
What isn't ellipsis
The linguistic context
The situational context
Telegraphic Ellipsis
Coordination Reduction
The rough guide to gaps
The Stylistic Effects Of Ellipsis
Style and stylistics
Speech styles and ellipsis
Sports Commentary
Dramatizing Dialogue
The conative turn
N0arrative voices, narrative gaps
Ellipsis and compression in poetry
Conclusion
Bibliography
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