NOMINAL ELLIPSIS IN THE NOVEL THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE HOBBIT (A FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR APPROACH)

This paper identifies the Nominal Ellipsis obtainable in the narratives: novel. Some reasons to select this genre: (1) novel is a routine and creative language always read by people not limited amongst the ages; (2) novel has certain features in social location, social function, and schematic features; and (3) novel offers a wide range of opportunities to analyze different types of Ellipsis; it offers a plentiful spoken and written textual data. The Ellipsis analysis involves: (1) Deictics; (2) Numeratives; and (3) Ephitets. In the three chapters-92.082 words of the novel, there are 41 Nominal Ellipsis. The results reveal that the Deictics occupy the first rank. It is dominated by the Specific deictic; The second rank is Ephitets. It is dominated by the Adjectives; and the last one is the Numeratives. It is dominated by the Cardinal.The study adopts the grand theory of cohesive relationship as provided by Halliday and Hassan (1989). It explains the Ellipsis relationship within the novel. The theory has classified the data visible so that different types of the Ellipsis can be understood in their use. It is certainly benefical for researchers for further analysis.