Lecture 1. Introduction to stylistics

1. The following examples represent different degrees of emotivity in the phrases: sit down -sink to your seat — take the seat, please — do sit down — down sit — go to your seat — may I offer you a chair? — Sit, Down!

Compose your own phrases as in the example to represent different degrees of emotivity in the phrases.

2. The word ‘girl’ Girl: maiden, lass, lassie, chick, baby, young lady. Girl is stylistically neutral, it dominates these synonym series but it has not got any fixed usual connotations, it can replace all other connotative meanings. Is archaic or elevated word, lass colloquial or vernacular, having a tender emotional flavour.

Speak about connotations and denotations of the following set of words: Boy – fellow, lad, chap; guy, bloke

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