anacoluthon

The first thing we have to do in order to determine the meaning of the term anacoluto is to know its etymological origin. In this case we can say that it is a word that comes from Latin, specifically from the word "anacoluthon" and this, in turn, derives from the Greek "anakóluthos", which is the result of the sum of two clearly differentiated parts :
-The prefix “an-”, which is of a proprietary type.
-The term “koluthos”, which can be translated as “that follows”.

The term anacoluthon alludes to lack of consequence in the elaboration of an expression. It's about a solecism: a failure in the syntax that implies a violation of the norms of the language.

The anacoluto supposes a modification of the structure of the speech in full development, causing a lack of consistency. It usually appears in the language colloquial, unconsciously.

It is important to establish that there are two fundamental types of anacolutos:
-The so-called anapodoton, which consists of the repetition of a part of the phrase. An example would be to say: "If the teacher changes the exam, he changes it and then the students will have to adjust."
-The one known as anantapodoton, which is the deletion of a part of the sentence in question. An example would be the following: "In the past there were many important conflicts", when the correct thing would be to say "In the past there were many important conflicts".

When using a pronoun to introduce a relative sentence and said pronoun does not have a defined syntactic function, an anacoluto is produced. For example: "They have launched a drink that the one who drinks it grows several centimeters".

An anacoluto is also generated when the speaker pronounces a noun phrase that seemed to be oriented towards assuming the role of subject of the expression, but that finally does not fulfill this function: "My sister, her in-laws have fields in La Pampa". The correct construction of this sentence could be "My sister's in-laws have fields in La Pampa".

Anacoluths can be found in expressions badly built What "I sell silk men's shirts", "The company is dedicated to manufacturing sunglasses for women in the sun" or "Postmodernism is when authors are skeptical".

If certain terms are missing or in excess, on the other hand, an anacoluto can be provoked. The sentence "In developed cities they have good transport infrastructure" carries an anacoluto: it should be expressed as "Developed cities have good transportation infrastructure" or "In developed cities, the inhabitants have good transport infrastructure at their disposal".

It should be noted that anacoluto can be a resource rhetorical used by a writer to provoke a aesthetic effect.

Many other examples of anacolutos are the following:
-My house is far from yours.
-We spend the whole day from site to site.
-You can go to play in the park under the condition that you do your homework and study.
-The movie afternoon goes to my parents' account.
-I have to get to work shortly.
-In the human resources company, five people are received per hour.
-It happens that your neighbor is my coworker.