Explanation
A rhetorically striking substitution of an expected grammatical form or relationship with another. Grammatical categories lose their taken-for-granted nature and become audible as a stylistic choice.
Example
An unusual change in number can suddenly frame a single voice within a collective context.
Counterexample
An unintentional grammatical error is not necessarily rhetorical enallage.
Distinction
Distinction from hypallage: An unintentional grammatical error is not necessarily rhetorical enallage.
Effect on thought and perception
Grammatical categories lose their taken-for-granted nature and become audible as stylistic choices.
Resonance
Enallage makes a directed relationship perceptible: grammatical categories lose their taken-for-granted nature and become audible as a stylistic choice.
Cite this entry
Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Enallage“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-133-038. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-133-038The address remains stable; editorial content may evolve. A verified modification date per entry is not yet available. Include your access date for precise references.