Organizing the message
Words left out but understood
Words left out but understood
What is understood even though we do not say it?
ellipsis
unexpressed subject
의미
Words can be left unsaid when the listener can recover them from the situation or the rest of the sentence. This avoids needless repetition. Some languages often leave subjects unspoken, while others normally require them, and languages also differ in which other words can be omitted. Unlike Dummy subject, this block is about understood words that are absent, not an empty word that must be present.
알아보는 방법
Look for a person, thing, action, or other part of the message that the listener understands although no word directly expresses it.
모국어에서는
한국어
Subjects, objects, and sometimes other elements are frequently omitted when context supplies them.
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