Syllepsis和Zeugma——范畴与重叠

Spheres of Syllepsis and Zeugma and Their Overlaps

本文以世界权威辞典中的例句为依据,证明syllepsis和zeugma有语法范畴和修辞范畴之分,两者在语法范畴同义,而在修辞范畴既有重叠又有区别。

Based on examples taken from authoritative dictionaries, this paper intends to prove that both syllepsis and zeugma involve two spheres, grammatical and rhetorical. While in syntactical sphere they are the same, in figurative area, they overlap in many aspects but differ in certain circumstances.