ELLIPSIS ANALYSIS IN TERI TERRY’S NOVEL “SLATED” (SYNTACTIC APPROACH)

Abstract

Language as the mean of communication is related to literature because language is the media of literature. Literature is abstract so that has different meaning and perception which it may be very difficult to define correctly. The writer was interested in conducting research entitled “Ellipsis analysis in Teri Terry’s novel “Slated” (Syntactic Approach)” and focused on analyzing ellipsis. In this research, the writer investigated the novel Slated by Teri Terry as the source of data. This novel consists of 51 chapters and 281 pages and the writers identified 22 chapters. The writers concluded the results of the research, as follows; the writers found twenty five ellipsis include three kinds of ellipsis, Nominal Ellipsis (NE), Verbal Ellipsis (VE) and Clausal Ellipsis (CE).