zeugma

How To Use zeugma In A Sentence

• He calls her by a kind of zeugma "your daughter," though she is but Jacob's daughter; however, all have the disposal of her in hand. Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1
• I should note that the word "zeugma" appears in Westlaw's Allcases database 20 times -- all of them either in the name Zeugma Corp. or the title of Libert H. Boeynaems, The Volokh Conspiracy
• This paper explores into the theoretical basis of relevance by discussing the usage of four rhetorical devices in collocation variation, namely metaphor, hypallage, zeugma and pun.
• Danny also noted that the term "syllepsis" may be more apt for certain items usually labeled zeugma.
• We demonstrate how it contributes to the creation of zeugma and the non-availability of crossed readings.
• This is usually called a zeugma; it's a purely structural way of using prepositions in an odd way, for effect e.g., humor. Archive 2005-09-01
• Power Writing is basically an encyclopedic dictionary of rhetorical tools, from abusio to zeugma: it contains clear definitions of all devices and gives many citations of examples of each. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol V No 4
• 2D: Have a break at 4: 00, say (take tea) - when I first learned what "zeugma" was, this was the example: Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle
• Lauterbur submitted a paper to the journal Nature outlining his discovery – which he gave the rather grand name of zeumatography, from the Greek word zeugma, or yoke, to signify the fact that the technique links chemical and spatial information. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2003 - Perspectives
• Apparently this type of "zeugma" (yes, there are many types) is called "syllepsis. Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle