Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 137-149 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Advances in Language and Literary Studies |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2015 |
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Syllepsis : An unfought battle in the language wars. / Segal, Alexander.
In: Advances in Language and Literary Studies, Vol. 6, No. 2, 04.2015, p. 137-149.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Syllepsis
T2 - An unfought battle in the language wars
AU - Segal, Alexander
N1 - Includes bibliographical references.
PY - 2015/4
Y1 - 2015/4
N2 - Syllepsis (in one meaning of the term) is most commonly thought of as an ungrammatical construction which can in certain contexts function as a figure of speech. Yet the common view is at odds with syllepsis occurring in well-written prose that we experience neither as ungrammatical nor as figurative; and with its being largely ignored by literary and rhetorical analysis. As well as arguing against the common view, the paper considers why the view is so uncontroversial, so common.
AB - Syllepsis (in one meaning of the term) is most commonly thought of as an ungrammatical construction which can in certain contexts function as a figure of speech. Yet the common view is at odds with syllepsis occurring in well-written prose that we experience neither as ungrammatical nor as figurative; and with its being largely ignored by literary and rhetorical analysis. As well as arguing against the common view, the paper considers why the view is so uncontroversial, so common.
KW - Ellipsis
KW - Figure of speech
KW - Grammar
KW - Syllepsis
U2 - 10.7575/aiac.alls.v.6n.2p.137
DO - 10.7575/aiac.alls.v.6n.2p.137
M3 - Article
VL - 6
SP - 137
EP - 149
JO - Advances in Language and Literary Studies
JF - Advances in Language and Literary Studies
SN - 2203-4714
IS - 2
ER -