Lecture stylistic differentiation of the vocabulary. The role of special literary and special colloquial words

LECTURE 3. STYLISTIC DIFFERENTIATION OF THE VOCABULARY. THE ROLE OF SPECIAL LITERARY AND SPECIAL COLLOQUIAL WORDS.

Lecturer:

Madina Dalieva

Table of Contents!

The general stratums of the English vocabulary.

Special Colloquial words

Special Literary-bookish words

01

- neutral, which is the bulkiest - literary-bookish - colloquial

All the words comprising the English vocabulary may be divided into three groups from the stylistic point of view:

Let us compare the following words:

kid-child-infant; chap - fellow - associate;

dad (daddy) - father - parent;

to get out - to go away - to retire;

to go on - to continue - proceed

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02

Literary-bookish words.

All the words classified as literary can be divided into general literary and special literary words.

General literary words which are also called high-flown words, appearing in the text or oral utterance create the effect of elevated official, learned: concord, ornament, harmony, morosity, partaking, muse, coupleuwnt, rondure, in accordance with, alacrity, to render assistance.

Special literary words are subdivided into four groups:

• neologisms
• archaisms
• terms
• barbarisms

Neologisms

Neologisms are new words usually appearing as names of new phenomena and thus enriching the vocabulary. But not all neologisms are accepted by the dictionary.

A great number of them remain individual creations and do not appear outside the pages of the book. They must be called individual or stylistic neologisms.

She was waiting/or smth, to happen or for everything to unhappen. She was a young and unbeautiful woman. Many stylistic neologisms are created through conversion: Being an affectionate soul she liked somebody, whom she could "motherland "my dear" Neologisms are usually appear in the belles-lettres style and newspaper style. The main stylistic function of neologism in the belles - lettres is to create a humorous effect. -"I love you mucher. Plenty mucher? Me tooer" The linguistic nature of humour in these neologisms lies in violating the laws of word - building.