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接続詞省略 (setsuzokushishouryaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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接せつ
続ぞく
詞し
省しょう
略りゃく
の
例れい
と
し
て
よく
挙あ
げ
られる
。
"I came, I saw, I conquered" is often cited as an example of asyndeton.
Asyndeton is a rhetorical device that gives a sense of speed or tension to a text.
Kanji 続 continue, series, sequel 詞 part of speech, words, poetry 省 government ministry, conserve, omit 略 abbreviation, omission, outline Related words 修しゅう 辞じ 法ほう 修辞法 is the broader category of rhetorical devices, while 接続詞省略 specifically refers to asyndeton.
列れっ 挙きょ 列挙 is a simple listing of items, which may or may not involve conjunctions; 接続詞省略 is the intentional omission of conjunctions in such a list.
Etymology Compound of 接続詞 (conjunction) and 省略 (omission). The term is a direct calque from Western grammatical terminology.
