Exercises:

a) Comment on the type of deviation in the following.

1. I think cards are divine, particularly the kings. Such naughty old faces! (E.Waugh)

2. Ask Pamela; she’s so brave and manly. (E.Waugh)

3. It was Granny whom she came to detest with all her soul… her Yvette really hated, with that pure, sheer hatred which is almost a joy. (Lawrence

b) How is the effect of defeated expectancy achieved in the examples below? What are the specific devices employed in each case?

1. St. Valentine’s Day, I remembered, anniversary for lovers and massacre. (B. Shaw)

2. When we visited Athens, we saw the Apocalypse. (Maleska)

3. I think that, if anything, sports are rather worse than concerts, said Mr. Prendergast. They at least happen indoors. (E.Waugh)

c) State what other stylistic means are used alongside with the following cases of parallelism.

1. It’s only an adopted child. One I have told her of. One I’m going to give the name to. (Dickens)

2. Talent Mr. Micawber has. Capital Mr. Micawber has not. (Dickens)

3. You missed a friend, you know; or you missed a foe, you know; or you wouldn’t come here, you know. (Dickens)

Sources

1. Арнольд И.В. Стилистика современного английского языка: Стилистика декодирования. М.: Просвещение, 1990.

2. Знаменская Т.А. Стилистика английского языка. Основы курса. М.: Едиториал УРСС, 2004.

3. Galperin I.R. Stylistics. Moscow: Higher school, 1997.

4. Kukharenko V.A. Seminars in Style. Moscow: Higher School Publishing House, 1971.

5. Leech G.A. A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry. London, 1973.

6. Skrebnev Y.M. Fundamentals of English stylistics. Moscow, 1994.

Contents

The object of stylistics 3

Branches of stylistics 6

Stylistic differentiation of the English vocabulary. 8

Stylistic devices ( Prof. Galperin’s classification) 13

Stylistic analysis 22

Classification of stylistic devices by Y.M. Skrebnev 26

Decoding stylistics 28

Sources 35

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