Inglise keele stilistika
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twainish characters (-ish +proper name)
At the same time, with proper names we may have the suffix ian e.g Dickensian characters,
Shakesperian characters.
Suffix s with names has poor connotation and belongs to refine style. E.g Dante ->
Dantesque, Turneresque, picturesque.
Suffixes expressing negative attitude
The main noun-forming suffixes with negative attitude : gangster, hipster, oldster, profiteer,
black-marketeer.
Semi-affix monger: war-monger (for the war), panic-monger.
In the slang of young people, -o is a negative suffix e.g coppo, (policeman), kiddo.
Semi-affixes happy: car-happy (crazy about cars), handsome-dog (nice-man)
-ola: chairola
They are also slang-suffixes and contribute to contemptious ironic connotation
There are negative affixes that indicate absence of some quality and they convey expressive
connotations. E