Anacoluthon
a construction involving a break in grammatical sequence, as
it makes me so—i just get angry.
an instance of anacoluthia.
historical examples
anacoluthon, a want of grammatical and logical sequence in the structure of a sentence.
the new gresham encyclopedia. vol. 1 part 2 various
the anacoluthon in mk iv, 31, is avoided by matthew and luke.
sources of the synoptic gospels carl s. patton
a breakdown like this—an anacoluthon, as the grammarians call it—is nothing strange in paul’s style.
the expositor’s bible: the epistle to the galatians g. g. findlay
noun (pl) -tha (-θə)
(rhetoric) a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia
n.
“want of grammatical sequence; changing constructions in mid-clause,” 1706, from latinized form of greek anakoluthon, neuter of anakolouthos “inconsequent,” from an- “not” (see an- (1)) + akolouthos “following,” from copulative prefix a- + keleuthos “way, road, track, path” (see celerity).
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