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Seminar

StylisticDifferentiationoftheVocabulary

hetypeandfunctionofliterarywordsinthefollowingexamples:

1."tpleasanttomyfeelings;itisrepugnanttomyfeelings."(D.)

2."Iamnotinfavourofthismodernmaniaforturningbadpeopleintogoodpeopleatamoment'sowssolet

himreap."(O.W.)

ersmakethman,thenmannerandgroomingmakethpoodle.(.)

4."They'rereal!"hemurmured."MyGod,theyarealsoabsolutelyreal!"Erikturned."Didn'tyoubelievethattheneutron

existed?""Oh,Ibelieved,"Fabermachershruggedawaytheprai."Tomeneutronsweresymbolsnwithamassof

mn=ilnowIneversawthem."(M.W.)

,marcheswhen

noactionthreatened,theyhadalwayspiledtheirarmour,helmetsandweaponsintheircarts,keepingonlytheirswords;wearing

theirshorttunics(madefromallkindsofstuff,theyhadbeensolongfromhome)andthewidestrawhatsGreekstravelin,theirskins

yhadoncorletsorcuirass,helmets,evengradesiftheyownedthem,andtheirroundshieldshungat

theirbacks.(M.R.)

ispassionatespectatorcouldhavebeheldthecountenanceoftheillustriousman,whonameformstheleading

featureofthetitleofthiswork,duringthelatterpartofthisconversation,hewouldhavebeenalmostinducedtowonderthatthe

indignantfirethatflashedfromhiyes,didnotmelttheglassofhisspectacles-somajesticwashiswrath.

fthetypeofadditionalinformationaboutthespeakerorcommunicativesituationconveyedbythefollowinggeneral

andspecialcolloquialwords:

1."She'y,there'saslightdifferenceinheight.I'dsayafoot,herfavor."(Т.С.)

2."YouknowBrooklyn?"

"dabuddyatMyerwasfromBrooklyn."(J.)

3."Herewearenow,"shecried,returningwiththetray."Anddon'tlooksomiz."(P.)

4."What'sthedif,"hewantedtoknow.(Th.S.)

ownthestairsheoverheardonebeaniedfreshmanheknewtalkingtoanother."Didyouethatblackcatwiththe

blackwhiskerswhohadthobinocksinfrontofus?That'smycompprof."(В.М.)

6."Don'tyouintendtogetmarried?"askedEugenecuriously."Idon'tknow”,shereplied,"I'dwanttothinkaboutthat.A

woman-artistisinad-ofapositionanyway,"usingtheletterdonlytoindicatetheword"devil".(Dr.)

7."Ithoughtofgoingtotheflicks,"shesaid."Orwecouldgoforawalkifitkeepsfine."(.)

8."Letmewarnyouthatthedocisafriskybacheldore,,now,folks,'shavesomestuntsora

danceorsomething."(S.L.)

9."Goddamnsonofabitchingstool,"Fishbeilyscreamed,rainingblowsonBert'shead."LawdGawdinheaven,I'llkill,kill

everychink-chinkgoddamnchinamanwhitemanonthissonofabitchingbastardearth."(Wr.)

asafearfulmessintheroom,andpilesofunwashedcrocksinthekitchen.(A.T.)

11."OfcourI'theU,andhadmyinternship

inahospitalinMinneapolis."(S.L.)

12."Howlongdidtheycookyou?"Dongerisstoppedshortandlookedathim."Howlongdidtheycookyou?""Sinceeightthis

elvehours.""Youdidn'tunbuttonthen?Aftertwelvehoursofit?""Me?Theygotalotofdancingtodobeforethey'll

getanythingoutofme."(Т.Н.)

13."Gointhere,stoodamnedsick."(H.)

14."Don'twannasleep,Don'twannadie,justwannagoa-travelin'throughthepasturesofthesky."(Т.С.)

15."Neverheardanythingsobloodydaftinallmylife."(.)

16."mies-themdeadguysthatgetburiedinthemtoonsandall."(S.)

ensdidn'tgodown...washingcostapacket,andyou'dbesurpridtheamountoflinenheneeded.(S.M.)

18."We'llshowLevenfordwhatmycleverlasscando.I'mlookingahead,'vemadeyethehead

scholaroftheAcademy,thenyou'llewhatyourfathermeanstodowi'uststickintoyourlessons,stickin

hard."(A.C.)

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etheneutralandthecolloquial(orliterary)modesofexpression:

1."Alsoitwillcosthimahundredbucksasaretainer.""Huh?"obasicEnglish."Hundred

______,"Isaid.",Bucksto

ney,?"Ibegantocountahundredwithbothhands.(.)

2."...awfulsoundonthemattressyouhavehere."

"Somebodyboosted...?""._______,"hesayshappily.(К.К.)

3."Nowtake_______,crocked,squiffed,loaded,plastered,blotto,tiddled,soaked,boiled,slinko,viled,polluted."

"Yes,"1said."That'sthenexttofwordsIamdecreasingmyvocabularyby,"saidAtherton."Tossingthemalloutinfavorof-"

"Intoxicated?"Isupplied."Ifavor_______,"saidAtherton,"It'sshorterandmonosyllabic,eventhoughitmaysoundalittleharsherto

thesqueamish-minded."

4."Doyou_______?"askedBundle."Orareyoujuststrongandsilent?"

"_______?"saidAnthony."e-likearunningbrook,mesIevenaskquestions."

(Ch.)

5."Soyou'llbothcometodinner?,ws,"addedLadyMontround

thebrimofherhatandpasdoutthroughtheporch."There'sahou-party,"saidDinnytotheyoungman'levatedeyebrows.

"Shemeans_______."(G.)

6."Whatdoyoureallycontemplatedoing?""NoPlaza?NotevenwhenI'minthechips?""Whyareyouso_______?"(J.

O'H.)

7."Isay,oldboy,wheredoyouhangout?"ckrespondedthathewasatprentsuspendedattheGeorgeandVulture.

(D.)

yneverwenttobed-sheretired,ywhowasnotquitesorefinedashiswifealwayssaid:

"MeforBedford,"(S.M.)

9."_______."(J.O'H.)

10."YouwanttoknowwhatIthink?Ithinkyou'ain_______.'swhatIthink."(J.)

11."IamAlphaandOmega-the_______andthe_______,"thesolemnvoicewouldannounce.(.)

lmanaheadofhimhalf-turnedsaying"Gre'tGod!Inever,Ineverinallmydaysensomanyfolks."

thoughtthathe,too,hadneverensomany_______,neverbefore.(R.W.)

oundtosomelikecold-bloodedmurderoftheEnglishtongue,butAmericankidshavebeenspeakinga

langen-agertodaywhathethoughtoflastnight's

_______it,itwas"wicked"or"totallyawesome".Butifhe_______,itwas"groady"or"harsh".

«boutthedifferencebetweenthecontextualandthedictionarymeaningsofitalicizedwords:

allourinsuranceexaminingandtheysayhe'ssomedoctor.(S.L.)

edprosperous,extremelymarriedandunromantic.(S.L.)

3."Whatdoyouthink?"Thequestionpopstheirheadsup.(K.K.)

edthecarintothestreetandeaditintotheruckoffolks.(R.W.)

edthecarforward.(A.H.)

6."Ofcouritwasconsideredagreatchanceforme,-and-wedriftedintoasortofunder-standing-I

suppoIshouldcallitanengagement-""Youmayhavedriftedintoit;butyouwillbounceoutofit,mypettikins,ifIamtohave

anythingtodowithit."(.)

iththestrikecommitteeformanyhoursinasmokyroomandagonizedoverwaysandmeans.(M.G.)

oodfreshtears.(Jn.B.)

efoodcame,theywolfeditdownrapidly.(A.M.)

eenmanyplacesandbeenmanythings:railroadforeman,plantationoverer,bossmechanic,

cow-puncher,andTexasdeputy-sheriff.(J.R.)

nplatformsweresuchlong,impersonal,dirty,uglythings,withtoomanygoodbyes,losthearts,andtearsstamped

intotheconcretepaving.(A,S.)

12."Letmesay,Virginia,llthatofapureyoungwidow.""Don'tbean

idiot,arehappening.""Whatkindofthings?""Queerthings."(Ch.)

oungcriticalthingslikeyoutopunchmeup.(S.L.)

!thewaythewomenweartheirprettiesteverything!(T.C.)