ÉTYMOLOGIE DU MOT SYLLEPSIS
From Late Latin, from Greek sullēpsis, from sul-syn- + lēpsis a taking, from lambanein to take.
10 LIVRES EN ANGLAIS EN RAPPORT AVEC «SYLLEPSIS»
Découvrez l'usage de
syllepsis dans la sélection bibliographique suivante. Des livres en rapport avec
syllepsis et de courts extraits de ceux-ci pour replacer dans son contexte son utilisation littéraire.
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Semantic Relations in the Phenomenon of
Syllepsis
Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1- (A-), University of Cologne (English Seminar), course: Hauptseminar Studies in English Semantics, language: English, comment:, ...
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A Dictionary of Literary Devices: Gradus, A-Z
Syllepsis (Semantic) the absence of agreement between two terms conforms
more accurately with the Greek etymology* of syllepsis, 'a taking together.' Rl: If
the absence of agreement is not justified, either by usage, evocation (as in 'none
of ...
Bernard Marie Dupriez, Albert W. Halsall, 1991
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In Translation: Reflections, Refractions, Transformations
a pun or, as Derrida prefers to call it, a 'syllepsis', the trope that consists in
understanding the same word in two different ways at the same time, one
meaning being literal or primary, the other figurative. The second meaning is not
just different ...
Paul St-Pierre, Prafulla C. Kar, 2007
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The Grammar of English Grammars: With an Introduction, ...
Syllepsis is agreement formed according to the figurative sense of a word, or the
mental conception of the thing spoken of, and not according to the literal or
common use of the term ; it is therefore in general connected with some figure of
...
Goold Brown, Samuel U. Berrian, 1851
Opinion differs in the use of syllepsis and zeugma. The Oxford English Dictionary
says of zeugma, "also sometimes applied to cases of irregular construction in
which the single word agrees grammatically with only one of the other words to ...
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The Textual Sublime: Deconstruction and Its Differences
1) can be seen to affect his own magisterial readings to the extent that he is no
longer in control of the rhetorical trope (or "syllepsis") that he says "sums up the
duality of the text's message": And now for a final rephrasing of my definition: ...
Hugh J. Silverman, Gary E. Aylesworth, 1990
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The Face of Nature: Wit, Narrative, and Cosmic Origins in ...
ANCIENT GRAMMARIANS define syllepsis and zeugma variously (see Lausberg
1990, §701-708; Frécaut 1969, 30 n. 2). They typically apply zeugma to a single
verb with multiple objects, for each of which it is understood in a different sense; ...
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The Development of Shakespeare's Rhetoric: A Study of Nine Plays
Or consider the distribution of syllepsis, the pun of double meanings. It is not
particularly frequent in TheWinter's Tale compared to the other plays (17.4,
compared to 35.5 per thousand in all nine plays). Acts 2, 3 and 5 have rates of
8.5, 12.5 ...
Stefan Daniel Keller, 2009
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Sanctius' Theory of Language: A Contribution to the History ...
Lack of concord is possible only with gender and number and is justified by figure
of syllepsis. Syllepsis, i.e., conceptio, is found whenever words exhibit
discrepancies in gender or number. Syllepsis of gender occurs when one gender
is ...
Manuel Breva-Claramonte, 1983
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A new method of learning with greater facility the Greek ...
See above Rule V. But we cannot call it strictly a syllepsis, when a dual is joined
with a plural, since the construction may be still natural, by reason that thereare
properly only two numbers, one for the unit, and the other for that which exceeds
...
10 ACTUALITÉS CONTENANT LE TERME «SYLLEPSIS»
Découvrez de quoi on parle dans les médias nationaux et internationaux et comment le terme
syllepsis est employé dans le contexte des actualités suivantes.
If I want your opinion on this, I will certainly give it to you
Some paraprosdokians not only change the meaning of an early phrase, but also play on the double meaning, creating a syllepsis. By way of an explanation, ... «Maryville Daily Forum, juil 15»
Three classical rhetorical devices to optimise your digital copy
The likes of hyperbaton and syllepsis ('Mr Pickwick took his hat and his leave') live half-lives of richly deserved obscurity. But many others, such as metaphor, ... «Econsultancy, mai 15»
In many words
... Pedantry, Ploce, Prolepsis, Personification, Pun, Repartee, Repetition, Sarcasm, Syllepsis, Soliloquy, Simile, Synecdoche, Tapinosis, and Tricolon. Some of ... «The Hindu, avril 15»
Grammar School | Double fun (and meaning) with this
Some say a zeugma adds a humorous note; others say, nope, only the syllepsis is meant be amusing. Still others note other differences between the two. I'm not ... «The Virginian-Pilot, févr 15»
Recipes for Killer One-Liners
There's syllepsis, which involves using a single word in two or more ways with incongruous effects. Thus Dorothy Parker, on the smallness of her apartment: “I've ... «Wall Street Journal, oct 14»
Mississippi-based electronic act Zoogma blends hip-hop and grammar
We were learning about forms of grammar, and we were talking about syllepsis and zeugma — which basically means 'to join' in Latin — and that sort of stuck ... «Charleston City Paper, août 14»
How advertisers trick your brain by turning adjectives into nouns
Syllepsis is another good sort: "At the entrance, I checked my coat, my privilege, and my watch." Bisociation tickles your brain, and that's just what marketers want ... «The Week Magazine, mai 14»
100 best books for Christmas
Can you tell your syllepsis from your bdelygmia? Didn't think so. From the man who brought us The Etymologicon and The Horologicon, Mark Forsyth sheds ... «Telegraph.co.uk, déc 13»
Maclean's archives: Rap Genius founder Mahbod Moghadam
employs “an obscure figure of speech called syllepsis.” Lupe Fiasco's lyrics about “the extremes of America's dream / Freud fighting Neo, Freddy Krueger ... «Macleans.ca, nov 13»
What's notable about 'a lovely little old rectangular green French …
Forsyth concedes that zeugma is seldom useful, isocolon can sound silly and syllepsis show-offy, and he struggles to find good examples in English of enallage. «Spectator.co.uk, nov 13»
