TITLE:
A Cognitive Study of Preposition Ellipsis in Radiotelephony Communication
AUTHORS:
Wei Chen
KEYWORDS:
Ellipsis, Radiotelephony Communication, Cognitive Linguistics
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Modern Linguistics,
Vol.6 No.5,
October
18,
2016
ABSTRACT: The research on the omission in the field of linguistics can be divided into the perspective of transformational generative grammar and functional grammar. The research on the omission from the perspective of transformational generative grammar is mainly embodied in the present study of the empty category, and the function of omission is regarded as an important means to make textual coherence. This paper attempts to apply the findings in cognitive linguistics to study ellipsis in radiotelephony communication in English, with the theory of cognitive linguistics to explain in detail the ellipsis of radiotelephony communication and ellipsis, to the maximum extent to avoid ambiguity or misunderstanding appear radiotelephony communication among different users.