Anacoluthon (Noun)
Meaning
An abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- I wanted to go to the store because I needed milk but I'm tired now.
- The management promises to take immediate action, their main priority being, or something.
- The company's mission statement says they aim to make a profit, well they do make a profit I guess.
- She started writing her novel as a romance, but horror is what she ended up writing.
- The politician's speech says he plans to fix the economy and he sounds all confident and stuff.