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Connective omission

Device
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

The explicit deliberate omission of connectives in syntax or verse

Detailed Definition
Connective omission is the strategic exclusion of grammatical connectors (e.g., conjunctions, prepositions) to produce elliptical, imagistic phrasing that emphasizes juxtaposition over explanation; it heightens poetic density and encourages active reader participation in meaning-making.
Example
Example in poetry:
Removing “and” between lists: “sky, sea, sand”; Omission of “or” between choices in poetry; Syntax stripped of connectives; Minimalist catalogues.
Additional Notes
Connective omission|The rhetorical device of asyndeton (lack of conjunctions), which strips away explicit logical links, making the reader establish the connections between the listed items or clauses.
Also Known As
omitted connective dropped conjunction ellipsis of ties Asyndeton
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