On the conversational cohesive devices namely substitution and ellipsis in Ernest Hemingway's A farewell to arms

Abstract

This article explores the cohesion of conversational language in Ernest Hemingway's novel A Farewell to Arms through the two phenomena of substitution and ellipsis. The three main contexts for substitution and ellipsis are nouns, verbs, and clauses. The author analyzes the grammatical cohesion of substitution and ellipsis in the dialogues taken from A Farewell to Arms and summarizes the linguistic realizations of these phenomena. By using substitution and ellipsis, Hemingway created natural, authentic conversations with strong expressive capabilities. This is also a testament to this author's unique and minimalist writing style.