Mind the gap ellipsis and stylistic variation in spoken and written English
We rarely speak or even write in the complete sentences that are often held to be the ideal form of linguistic communication. Language is, in fact, full of gaps, because speakers and writers operate in contexts which allow bits of language to be understood rather than expressed. This book systematic...
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Harlow, England New York
Longman
2016
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