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enallage

/ɪˈnæl.ə.dʒi/

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noun

/ɪˈnæl.ə.dʒi/C2formalart
  • ruРиторический или грамматический термин, обозначающий замену одной части речи, рода, числа или времени на другую, например, использование редакционного 'мы' вместо 'я'.

A rhetorical or grammatical term referring to the substitution of one part of speech, gender, number, or tense for another, such as using the editorial 'we' in place of 'I'.

  1. Grammatical substitutionC2formal

    A rhetorical device where one grammatical form (such as tense, case, gender, number, or part of speech) is substituted for another for stylistic effect.

    ruГрамматическая замена

    • The use of the editorial 'we' instead of 'I' is a classic example of enallage.
    • In the sentence 'We are not amused,' the queen uses enallage by substituting the plural pronoun for the singular.
    • The poet employed enallage by using a past tense verb to describe a future event, creating a sense of inevitability.