TAILIEUCHUNG - Longman grammar of spoken and written english part 14

Either choice would appear to contravene the ideal of an objectively international view of the English language. In the end we resorted to a chapter-by-chapter solution to this dilemma: each chapter was printed in accordance with the spelling conventions adopted by its main author or authors. | Ellipsis 157 One result was that older people made greater head movements than younger people did . acad Ellipsis is normal in comparative clauses in both spoken and written registers. See also and on comparative clauses. Ellipsis in question-answer sequences Ellipsis is the rule in question-answer sequences. For obvious reasons such sequences are virtually restricted to conversation and fictional dialogue. 1 A Have you got an exam on Monday B l ve got two exams on Monday . A What exams have you got . B I ve gpt German reading and French oral French oral s a doddle. A Is it a doddle conv 2 A When s he coming back B He s coming back Next Friday. A He s coming back Next Friday oh right conv In the give-and-take of conversation the speaker and the addressee leave out what is easily recoverable from the linguistic or situational context. Notice that next Friday is repeated in the last interchange although it is strictly speaking unnecessary. By repeating the speaker acknowledges that he she has understood and accepts the answer. In conversation a minimum amount of form is put to maximum use. See also the account of question-answer sequences in . Other types of textual ellipsis A full interrogative clause is sometimes followed by a more specific question which is elliptic in form spoken by the same person What was the mileage when we got there Was it A hundred and eleven conv What time are they supposed to be back Are they supposed to be back Early conv What would you like to drink Would you like Scotch bourbon fict In the same way we find full declarative clauses followed by elliptic statements 7 don t want money he said just something to do. Sweep the floor or something like that. Clean the garden. fict Maybe Henry would realize she was not as nice as she pretended to be. Maybe not though fict Textual ellipsis of the types illustrated in this section is characteristic of conversation and of dialogue or the representation of thought in

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