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OP I tuned in partway through a Nova episode on TV the other night, and stayed, on the edge of my chair, to the end. It was about the archeological dig in Zeugma, Turkey. I was stunned by the sheer beauty of the mosaic floors they uncovered. And the detail!! Oh my gosh, they had actual shadings of color: say, light pink along the cheekbones of the faces, and a slightly darker pink making the "hollows" of the cheek. I saw a closeup of a pair of eyes that not only had pupils, but a white piece to indicate light reflection! You can see about the site at this site (ha):
http://www.zeugma2000.com/ Click on your language of choice. I first had put the link to the English page, then realized not everyone here would prefer that.
Something, possibly a bit buried in my subconscious, told me to Search on the word Zeugma here. There are several citations, beginning with Dr. Bill's back in 2001. But for those like myself who forgot the meaning, here:
zeugma
zoog'-ma Gk. "a yoking"
adnexio, iunctio
single supply
A general term describing when one part of speech (most often the main verb, but sometimes a noun) governs two or more other parts of a sentence (often in a series).
Zeugma is sometimes used simply as a synonym for syllepsis, though that term is better understood as a more specific kind of zeugma: when there is disparity in the way that the parallel members relate to the governing word (as a vice or for comic effect).
http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Figures/Z/zeugma.htm
I haven't done any research on the ancient site Zeugma at all. Does anyone know if its name has any bearing on the present-day grammatical meaning?
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Zeug me Jackie 10/21/03 02:19 AM Re: Zeug me Bingley 10/21/03 06:58 AM Re: Zeug me Bingley 10/21/03 08:58 AM Re: Zeug me Jackie 10/21/03 01:50 PM Re: Zeug me of troy 10/21/03 02:56 PM syllepsis and ellipsis Alex Williams 10/21/03 05:00 PM Re: syllepsis and ellipsis Wordwind 10/22/03 12:20 AM Re: Zeug me Bingley 10/22/03 04:21 AM Yet another 'connection' Jackie 11/05/03 04:39 PM Re: Yet another 'connection' of troy 11/05/03 06:23 PM Re: Yet another 'connection' Buffalo Shrdlu 11/06/03 03:17 AM Re: Yet another 'connection' Jackie 11/08/03 02:27 AM Re: Yet another 'connection' Buffalo Shrdlu 11/08/03 02:54 AM
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