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.
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.
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. Narrative voices, narrative gaps 14. Ellipsis and compression in poetry 15. Conclusion Bibliography
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. Narrative voices, narrative gaps 14. Ellipsis and compression in poetry 15. Conclusion Bibliography
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