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Anacoluthon

Anacoluthon logo #10101) An instance of anacoluthia 2) Anacoluthia 3) Rhetorical device 4) Syntactical incoherence
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Anacoluthon

Anacoluthon logo #10101) Anacoluthia 2) Discontinuity
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Anacoluthon

Anacoluthon logo #21000 An anacoluthon (n {respell|AN|ə-kə|LOO|thon}; from the Greek, anakolouthon, from an-: `not` + akolouthos: `following`) is an unexpected shift in grammar. Anacolutha often are sentences interrupted midway, where a change in the syntactical structure of the sentence occurs following the interruption. An example is the Italian proverb `The goo...
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anacoluthon

anacoluthon logo #22641moving to new topic of discussion before finishing current one
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anacoluthon

anacoluthon logo #21032an interruption in a sentence, sometimes indicated by a pause, that is afterwards restarted in a syntactically different way. See also aposiopesis.
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Anacoluthon

Anacoluthon logo #21002• (n.) A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.
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Anacoluthon

Anacoluthon logo #22429An interruption in a sentence, sometimes indicated by a pause, that is afterwards restarted in a syn
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Anacoluthon

Anacoluthon logo #20972An`a·co·lu'thon noun [ Greek ..., ..., not following, wanting sequence; 'an priv. + ... following.] (Gram.) A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond ...
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Anacoluthon

Anacoluthon logo #21217Anacoluthon is a want of grammatical and logical sequence in the structure of a sentence.
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Anacoluthon

Anacoluthon logo #20165lack of grammatical sequence; a change in the grammatical construction within the same sentence.
*Agreements entered into when one state of facts exists -- are they to be maintained regardless of changing conditions? J. Diefenbaker
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Anacoluthon

Anacoluthon logo #23196An abrupt change of syntax within a sentence
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anacoluthon

anacoluthon logo #21199a construction involving a break in grammatical sequence, as It makes me so—I just get angry. · an instance of anacoluthia.
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