What is Pleonasm?Pleonasm it refers to a type of language used to intensify the meaning of some word or term by repeating the idea or word itself.
There are at least two types of pleonasm:
Let's consider the meaning of the two:
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Literary pleonasm is used to emphasize an idea. contained in the sentence. Literary pleonasm uses emphasis to bind the reader to the. subject and is a resource used very intentionally with the aim of giving. importance to a specific phrase.
Examples of Pleonasm. literary:
"And there they danced so much dancing,
that the whole neighborhood woke up”.
In this song “Valsinha” by Chico Buarque de. Holanda and Vinícius de Morais, we have an example of pleonasm.
In Manuel Bandeira's poem, in the phrase, “It rained one. sad rain of resignation”, the author, when using the word rain, repeats a. idea already contained in the verb to rain (it rained rain). That repetition was used to. reinforce the intensity of the verb to rain. The verb “rained” doesn't need to. complement, but the poet used a figure of speech to make it clear that. he was not talking about just any rain, but “a sad rain of. resignation".
"When today. I woke up, it was still dark
(Although the morning already. was advanced)
It rained.
It rained a sad one. rain of resignation
As a contrast and comfort to the stormy heat of the night”.
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Vicious pleonasm, unlike literary pleonasm, is more of an addiction. of language than a repetition. Generally, when using a vicious pleonasm, it is. very likely that whoever used this type of language does not know the meaning. the use of the word used.
In vicious pleonasm, repetition of ideas is not. necessary to make sense of the phrase. Language addictions usually occur due to lack of attention and little knowledge of the meanings of. words by people in general.
See these examples:
In some cases, the use of vicious pleonasm can be. acceptable, as is the case with the pleonasm of denial. Check out some examples:
“The vast majority” is. considered pleonasm?
In that case, we cannot say that the vast majority are one. example of pleonasm due to the difference between the vast majority and the majority. THE. majority means only the greatest number, while the vast majority refers to almost. all in a group, the overwhelming majority.
The word pleonasm comes from the Latin pleonasmus e. means redundancy. From the greek polys (very) we find pleon, that for its. instead originated word pleonasein, which. it means “to be more than enough”. From pleonasein came pleonasms, which in. Portuguese lost the final “s” and gained the meaning of “repetition”.
There are similarities between the words redundancy, tautology and pleonasm. Redundancy can mean word excess and has the. a less specific concept than tautology and pleonasm.
Meaning of. redundancy: Redundancy, according to the dictionary, is a feminine noun. that indicates what is said or done in excess, becoming repetitive.
The origin of the word redundancy comes from the Latin redundantĭe. redundare, which means “to return”.
When the use of redundancy happens, it is usually on. situations that the information has already been provided and returns to be again. mentioned. Redundancy can also be related to word usage. pleonasm which is figure of speech that intensifies the idea of a term through. the repetition of the words or the very idea contained in it.
Meaning of. tautology: Tautology consists in the repetition of an idea, in a job. of vicious words, with terminology proper to Logic and Rhetoric. It's the. use of different words, with the same meanings, repeating what has already been. said. Tautology is the term used to define one of the most common vices and errors in language.
It is used to repeat an idea, in an addictive way, with. different words, but with the same meaning. Tautology is also used. in mathematics, as a concept of logical-mathematical reasoning, forming the. called compound prepositions, formed by tautology, contradiction and. contingency.
This word comes from the Greek tautologos, which unites os. terms tautos, which means same or identical, and logos, which is word, or o. that was said. Tautology is also used by philosophy when making use of. same argument over and over in the manifestation of thought.
Definition of pleonasm: pleonasm is used as a form of redundancy with repetition of ideas or. words with the same meaning. It reveals itself constantly in small constructions. phrases of current and, above all, popular language. The pleonasms can be. characteristics of certain social classes or regional groups.
There are different types of pleonasms:
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