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The Gap - sentence - link
is a peculiar type of connection, which is not
immediately apparent and it requires some effort to grasp the interrelation between the
parts of the utterance, i.e. to bridge the semantic gap. It presents two utterances, the
second is brought into the focus of the reader's attention.
e. g. She and that fellow ought to be the sufferers, and they were in I tally
(Galsworthy).
It serves to signal the introduction of the inner represented speech; indicates a
subjective evaluation of the facts; introduces an effect resulting from a cause which
has already had verbal expression, in other words it displays an unexpected coupling
of ideas, stirs up in the reader’s mind the suppositions and associations.
Questions for discussions:
1. What is the stylistic device of asyndeton?
2. Define the cases and peculiarities of asyndeton.
3. What is the stylistic device of polysyndeton?
4. What does polysyndeton stress in the text?
5. Explain the connection of gap-sentence-link.
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5. Syntactical Stylistic Devices Based on Peculiar Use of Colloquial Constructions
Ellipsis, break in the narrative, represented speech.
Ellipsis
- is a deliberate omission of some parts of the sentence for the purpose
of shorter and more emphatic presentation of an emotionally coloured speech [64]. It
is the omission of a word necessary for the complete syntactical construction of a
sentence, but not necessary for understanding The stylistic function of ellipsis is to
speed up the tempo, to imitate the colloquial language, to connect its structure.
e. g. You feel all right? Anything wrong or what? Oh, finally! Go! Stop it! Nor more!
The second sentence in the above example is elliptical, as the subject of the
sentence is omitted.
The omission of some parts of the sentence is an ordinary and typical feature of
the oral type of speech. In belles-lettres style the peculiarities of the structure of the
oral type of speech are partially reflected in the speech of characters:
“I’ll see nobody for half an hour, Marcey ”,
- said the boss,
“Understand?
Nobody at all.”
(Mansfield).
These are normal syntactical structures in the spoken language.
The omission of some parts of the sentence in the above example reflects the
informal and careless character of speech.
Some parts of the sentence may be omitted due to the excitement of the
speaker. Such cases of omission of some parts of the sentence in the speech of
characters reflecting the natural structure of the oral type of speech are not considered
a stylistic device
: Got a letter? Enjoy your holiday? My best wishes to your father!
Had a good time.
The stylistic device of ellipsis is used in the author’s narration and in the
represented speech to add emotional colouring or to underline the most important
information of the utterance:
“Serve him right; he should arrange his affairs better! So any respectable
Forsyte.”
(J. Galsworthy)
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In the above example the predicate is omitted and the reader has to supply what
is missing. The stylistic device of ellipsis makes the sentence laconic and prominent.
The stylistic device of ellipsis used in represented inner speech creates a
stylistic effect of the natural abruptness:
“It would have been a good idea to bring along one of Doc’s new capsules.
Could have gone into a drug store and asked for a glass of water and taken one ”.
(D.Carter)
It is difficult to draw a line of demarcation between elliptical sentences and
one-member sentences.
One-member sentences are often used to present the background of the action
as in this example:
“Men, palms, red plush seats, while marble tables, waiters in the aprons. Miss
Moss walked through them all”.
(Mansfield)
One-member sentence may be used to heighten the emotional tension of the
narration or to single out the character’s or the author’s attitude towards what is
happening.
The most widely used patterns of elliptical constructions are the following:
The simple verbal predicate is omitted. In English parallel constructions this
omission shows the similar or opposed nature of the phenomena:
a)
His face was rather rugged, the cheeks thin;
b)
She had turn for narrative, I for analysis.
Attributive constructions can also be elliptical.
“He told her his age, twenty – four; his weight, a hundred and fory
pounds; his plays of residence, not for away”.
(John Galsworthy)
The deliberate omission of some parts of the sentence is met in the written type
of speech – especially in belles – letters style. Very often ellipsis occurs in poetry:
And all men kill the thing they love,
By all let this be heard,
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Some do it with a bitter look,
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