20.500.12556/DKUM-91896 Verbal Ellipsis in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit magistrsko delo Glagolski izpust v Hobbitu J. R. R. Tolkiena This thesis investigates verbal phrase ellipsis in Tolkien’s The Hobbit, focusing on the comparison between finite and non-finite verb forms. Building on Jurančič’s (1994) hypothesis—that Slovenian uses fewer non-finite forms than English—the study examines whether a balanced relationship exists in English texts and how this balance is reflected in a work combining narrative prose and dialogue. While ellipsis is traditionally associated with personal forms, the thesis argues that it can also occurs with non-personal forms. The analysis is based on a manual, sentence-by-sentence review of the text to identify and quantify both personal and non-personal verb forms along with instances of ellipsis. I distinguish between lexical and auxiliary verbs, as well as regular and irregular forms, and explain the five basic forms of lexical verbs. The discussion also covers the phenomenon of verbal ellipsis, distinguishing between lexical ellipsis and operator ellipsis. The empirical part focuses on The Hobbit. The text was analysed sentence by sentence to catalogue various verb forms and identify instances of ellipsis. The study pays special attention to whether ellipsis is more common in certain verb types or syntactic environments, and whether its use differs between dialogue and narrative passages. The study situates The Hobbit within the fantasy genre, noting its blend of mythic storytelling, archaic language, and diverse stylistic features that contribute to its unique narrative rhythm. Overall, the research combines functional and structural approaches to explore how verbal ellipsis influences textual cohesion and narrative tempo, paving the way for future comparative studies across genres. Magistrsko delo raziskuje pojav glagolskega izpusta v Tolkienovem Hobbitu, s poudarkom na primerjavi osebnih in neosebnih glagolskih oblik. Izhaja iz hipoteze (Jurančič, 1994), da slovenščina uporablja manj neosebnih oblik kot angleščina, in preučuje, ali obstaja uravnoteženo razmerje med tema oblikama v angleških besedilih. Analiza temelji na ročnem pregledu besedila, kjer so identificirane in katalogizirane različne glagolske oblike ter primeri izpusta, pri čemer se uporabi kvantitativna analiza frekvence. Teoretični del se osredotoča na morfološke in sintaktične značilnosti glagolov, razlikovanje med leksikalnimi in pomožnimi ter med pravilnimi in nepravilnimi oblikami, ter pojasnjuje vlogo osebnih in neosebnih oblik pri tvorbi besedilne kohezije. Empirični del analizira, kako se glagolski izpust pojavlja v Hobbitu, pri čemer se primerja njegova uporaba med dialogom in pripovedjo ter se upoštevajo vplivi žanrskih konvencij. Rezultati razkrivajo, da izpust pomembno vpliva na dinamiko naracije in ritem besedila, kar odpira možnosti za nadaljnje primerjalne raziskave med različnimi žanri. Verbal Ellipsis The Hobbit non-finite verbal forms finite verbal forms cohesion Glagolski izpust Hobbit neosebna glagolska oblika osebna glagolska oblika kohezija true true false L. Počkaj Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Magistrsko delo/naloga 2025-02-24 19:56:54 2025-05-09 11:57:27 2025-05-10 03:09:59 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 Maribor 0 Maribor 1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (XI, 89 str.)) 0000-00-00 NiDoloceno NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 811.111'367.625(043.2) 235360771 MAG_Pockaj_Luka_2025.pdf MAG_Pockaj_Luka_2025.pdf 1 2D14016E2D6A63C71A99803B8A79D2BF 57bc746ff6a1611e4b971f3e65d6a3796602fb544a2e811bbfa826cd2ad7eb92 c55f7777-f2e1-11ef-9e64-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=188807 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0