The Pleonasmos Are words that are integrated into a sentence or sentence, with the intention of emphasizing the message that is intended to be transmitted, without being necessary to achieve their understanding.
They are rhetorical figures that involve adding intentional words to an expression so that it is understood more clearly and easily.
If words are repeated that are not necessary in an expression of vulgar or everyday form, the pleonasm goes from being a rhetorical figure, to a vice of the language. For this reason they are also known as Redundancies .
A pleonasm, even when it does not bring different meanings to prayer, is a construction figure, which reinforces its communicative intention and gives greater expressiveness to sentences.
Several Examples of Pleonasm
-To see it more clearly you must go up And look out the window. ( There is a pleonasm, since climbing is understood to be up, not going up).
-All children have to Enter inside Of the room. (There is a pleonasm, since entering refers to being inward, not going inward).
"In the distance you could barely see a ship that He was sailing in the water. (A pleonasm is observed since when sailing is supposed to be navigated in the water).
-The doctor yet It has not arrived still , You have to wait. (A pleonasm is detected, because they still and still have the same meaning in the sentence).
You shut your mouth And do not reveal my secret. (There is a pleonasm, because the silence, clearly refers to the mouth).
"The oranges are sweet as The honey of bees. ( Honey is made by bees only, therefore there is pleonasm).
"Those boys Often have Many friends (Expressions often have and often have the same meaning in the sentence, forming a pleonasm).
-The painting he presented is a Exact replica Of the original. (The word replica indicates that it is exact and is understood, presenting a pleonasm).
They are gift To the children some toys that were Free gifts. (When giving away is supposed to give and for free, without paying for it, they have the same meaning in the sentence, therefore there is a pleonasm)
"At nightfall we all looked at the Constellation of stars. (A constellation is a set of stars, therefore a pleonasm is formed)
-The judge of the 7th court, already issued the Final verdict . (The term verdict refers to the decision or sentence, and this is the final part of the trial, which is why there is a pleonasm)
-In a Hypothetical assumption, What decisions would you make in this case? (A hypothesis is a supposition, a pleonasm forms)
- The witness of the fact indicated to the judge:"I saw everything, With my own eyes ". (A pleonasm is observed, because you can not see something with the eyes of another person)
-When the truck arrived, Unloaded the load Complete immediately . (In saying to download It is understood that it is the charge, there is a pleonasm).
-For everyone to understand the information we are going to To repeat again (The term repeat again, forms a pleonasm, since it is supposed to repeat, is to do something again, then, it is not new).
-The bird after eating, came out Flying in the air (Flying is supposed to be by air, does not fly by water or land, there is pleonasm).
"I do not forget those kisses you gave me with your lips. (Kissing is done with the lips, therefore there is a pleonasm)
-This love letter and farewell I wrote it to you with my own handwriting. (If a person writes it is assumed that the fist and the letter are theirs)
-When entering the supermarket, you could see what Completely overcrowded which was. (It forms pleonasm, because it completely means full and crowded too, so they have the same sense in the sentence)
-All the balls are Rolling on the ground, Must stop and pick them up . ( It is supposed to roll on the ground, can not roll in water, or air, forms a pleonasm)
-This Doctor who He does not tell me anything , as if Mute who does not speak . (In denying that he says and in saying that he is mute refers to not speaking, form pleonasmos)
"Looking at me in the mirror and looking at my face, I told myself ... to say I told myself , It is understood that I am myself, is formed pleonasm)
-When we arrived at the airport, we all went to Entrance access . (An access is a way to enter, therefore a pleonasm appears).
-When checking the expiration date of the medicine, it was verified that it is Currently in force (The current word indicates that at the moment, at the moment it is, otherwise it is not valid, a pleonasm forms)
-The doctor told them that they have to Drink liquids In greater quantity. (The word drink implies ingesting liquid, you do not drink something solid, therefore there is pleonasm.)
-He Final outcome Of the novel, was unexpected. (The denouement is the final part of the novel, therefore a pleonasm is formed).
-The day of his birthday his relatives and friends gave him a Unexpected surprise (Being a surprise is unknown and is unexpected, forms a pleonasm).
-These situations are due Anticipate , to avoid problems. (Prever indicates that it is anticipated can not be foreseen later, there is pleonasm).
-The grandfather told the children several Stories of the past . (History and past have the same meaning, there are no future stories, so a pleonasm is established)
-The patient presented with a Bleeding from the blood. ("Hemo"indicates that it is blood, therefore there can not be a hemorrhage of another thing, and a pleonasm appears).
References
- What is the meaning of pleonasm. Concept, definition. Retrieved from: edukavital.blogspot.com
- Pleonasmos. Recovered from: ortografialiteratura.blogspot.com
- . Virtual Center Cervantes: The redundancies in Spanish: a means to polish the language in the levels of perfection. Recovered from: cvc.cervantes.es
- Pelaez, A. (2013). Huffington Post: A pleonasm is nothing more than a well-dressed redundancy. Recovered from: huffingtonpost.com