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Grammatical cohesion and textuality
Reference
Cataphoric
links forwards
Anaphoric
links backwards
Exophoric
links to an outside shared world. Ex: can you please leave it on the table.
one(s)
do
so / not
same
Verbal
:
Did Marry take that letter? Sh emight have
done
.
Nominal
:
I offerd him a seat, he said he didn't want
one
.
Clausal:
Do you need a lift? if so, wait for me; if not, I will see you there.
it's the ommission of elements usually required by grammar, but the speaker assumes its obvious from the context.
Verbal Ellipsis
Ex
: - You cut and I will glue.
the children will carry boxes, and adults the big bags. " anaphoric main verb elipsis" .
If you could , I would like you to come over at 5 pm' cataphoric main verb ellipsis.
Echoing :
Will anyone join us tonight? John will. I am not sure.
Auxiliary Contrasting:
Has
she eaten yet. She
will
.
the auxiliary changes
Nominal ellipsis:
involves the omission of a noun headword.
Ex:
Maria liked the green
apples
, myself I prefered the red ones.
Clausal Ellipsis
individual clause elements might be omlited , usually subject-pronoun omission.
Ex:
Doesn't matter, hope so, sorry, can't help you.
subject omission
.
she said she would
sleep early tonight
, and she did.
Whole stretch omission.
Conjunction
Additive: and, in addition
adversative: but, however.
causal: because, consequently, so
temporal: then, subsequently.
Ellipsis and Substitution