Stilistika materjalid
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· On the slang, -o shows contemptuous attitude (kiddo, coppo)
· -happy, -dog show irony, contempt (car-happy, handsome-dog)
· Negative affixes that show absence of some quality are rather expressive (unmask
vs. reveal, motherless vs. orphan)
· The romantic writers tend to bring together such adjectives and the text becomes
very emotional (Milton)
· Diminutive suffixes imply small size or humoruous or contemptuous colouring
(daddy, starlet, lambkin, weakling)
Compounds:
· Unexpected models for compounds may create humour due to unusual
combinations (in-chiefboy-friend-in-chief)
· Compound nouns standing for people may form out of a phrase (sound
contemptuous) (miss what's-her-name)
· This type of word building is popular for coining nonce words (adjectives, nouns)
(a move-away-or-I'll-kick-you attitude)