- •Three main periods in the history of the English language.
- •2. The Anglo-Saxon invasion and its influence on the development of the English language.
- •3. The Norman Conquest of England and the Norman-French element in the English vocabulary
- •4. The problem of gender in the English language
- •5. The grammatical category of case in English.
- •6. Basic semantic types of the Genitive case in the English language
- •7. The grammatical category of number in the system of the English language
- •8. The grammatical categories of tense and aspect in English
- •9. The grammatical category of voice in English
- •10. The grammatical category of mood in English
- •11. The classification of the simple sentences according to the purpose of utterance in English
- •12. The classification of the simple sentences according to the structure
- •13. The compound sentence and types of coordination
- •14. The complex sentence and types of subordinate clauses
- •15. Фонетика як наука та її галузі. Фонетика і фонологія (Phonetics as a science and its branches. Phonetics and phonology)
- •16. Використання мови в усній вербальній комунікації (Language use in oral verbal communication)
- •17. Вимова як один із шляхів матеріалізації усної форми мови (Pronunciation as a way of materializing of oral form of language)
- •18. Просодія як один із найважливіших явищ в англійській мові (Prosody as one of the most important phenomena in the English language).
- •19. Порівняльна характеристика одиниць мови та мовлення (Units of language as compared with /vs/ speech).
- •20. Головні варіанти вимови англійської мови (Major accents of English)
- •21. Класифікація голосних в англійській мові за артикуляцією (The articulatory classification of the English vowels).
- •22. Класифікація приголосних в англійській мові за артикуляцією (The articulatory classification of the English consonants).
- •23. Асиміляція як універсальна характерна ознака розмовної мови. Типи асиміляції за ступенем (Assimilation as a universal feature of spoken language. Types of assimilation according to the degree).
- •24. Типи асиміляції за позицією у слові (Types of assimilation according to the position in a word)
- •25. Склад як невід’ємна частина слова (The syllable as an integral part of the word).
- •26. Типи складів в англійській мові за розміщенням голосних і приголосних (Types of the syllables in English according to the placement of vowels and consonants)
- •27. Типи складів в англійській мові за положенням у слові (Types of the syllables in English according to the position in a word)
- •28. Природа словесного наголосу в англійській мові (The nature of English word stress)
- •29. Типи словесного наголосу в англійській мові (Types of English word stress)
- •30. Функції словесного наголосу в англійській мові (English word stress functions).
- •31. Onomatopoeia as one of the phonetic expressive means
- •32. The synonymous phenomenon in the English language
- •33. The antonymous phenomenon in the English language
- •34. The traditional classification of homonyms in English
- •35. Contraction as one of the ways of shortening
- •36. Abbreviation as one of the means of word formation in English
- •37. Conversion as one of the means of affixless derivation
- •38. Alliteration and assonance as expressive phonetic stylistic devices
38. Alliteration and assonance as expressive phonetic stylistic devices
Alliteration is a phonetic stylistic device, which gives a melodic effect to the utterance. It is the stylistically motivated repetition of similar sounds, in particular consonant sounds. The repeated sound is often met at the beginning of words. E.g.: She sells sea shells on the sea shore.
Alliteration is often used in children’s rhymes. It emphasizes rhythm and makes rhymes easy to memorize. For example:
Baa baa black sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir.
Three bags full.
The same effect is used in advertising. It makes stick in people’s minds: Snap, crackle and pop.
Alliteration is deeply rooted in the traditions of English folklore. It is used much more in poetry than in emotive prose, in newspaper headlines, in titles of books, in proverbs and sayings, set expressions, football chants, etc. For example:
Tit for tat. Blind as bat. It is neck or nothing. Betwixt and between. “The School of Scandal”. “Sense and Sensibility”, etc.
Assonance is a stylistically motivated repetition of stressed vowels. The repeated sounds stand close together to create a euphonious effect and rhyme, e.g.: The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
Just like alliteration, assonance makes texts easy to memorize. It is also popular in advertising for the same reason. Assonance is seldom met as an independent stylistic device. It is usually combined with alliteration, rhyming, and other devices. E.g.: We love to spoon beneath the moon in June.