anacoluthons
|an-a-co-lu-thons|
/ˌænəˈkɒluːθɒnz/
(anacoluthon)
break in sequence
Etymology
'anacoluthon' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'anakolouthon,' where 'an-' meant 'not' and 'akolouthos' meant 'following.'
'anakolouthon' transformed into the Latin word 'anacoluthon,' and eventually became the modern English word 'anacoluthon.'
Initially, it meant 'not following,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a break in syntactic structure.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a sudden break in the syntactic structure of a sentence, resulting in an incomplete or inconsistent sentence.
The sentence 'I warned him that if he continues to drink, what will become of him?' is an example of an anacoluthon.
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