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

by Peter Wilson

Book Overview

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, because speakers and writers operate in contexts which allow bits of language to be understood rather than expressed. This book systematically analyses this inherent gappiness of language, known as ellipsis, and provides an account of the different contexts, both linguistic and situational,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582356792
• ISBN13: 9780582356795
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"