Phonostylistics Phonostylistics studies phonetic features which are at the speaker's writer's disposal to emphasize words or the whole utterance. The phonetic arrangement of the utterance does not exist by itself- it is iseparably connected with the meaning and message. Phonetically we distinguish between prosodic means and what may be termed as orchestration of sounds. Prosodic means Include such phenomena of speech as loudness, diapason (pitch), acceleration or slowing down the tempo, pausation, logical and emphatic stress, intonation contours. In this respect the written text is far from being perfect, much of it can be pronounced differently and therefore understood differently. Loudness The tone of the voice may vary from being cold, sharp, contemptuous to being tender, gay etc. Depends on many factors. Diminished loudness expresses intimacy, shyness, mildness, also threat, warning may be expressed by it. A loud voice may indicate various states: familiarity,
6. Phonetic expressive means Every work of literature is a certain sequence of sounds. Phonostylistics studies phonetic features at the speaker's or writer's disposal to emphasize words. The phonetic arrangement is inseparably linked with the meaning and message. Phonetically we distinguish between prosodic means and orchestration of sounds. Prosodic means include such phenomena of speech as loudness, pitch, acceleration or slowing down the tempo, pausation, stress and intonation. In this respect, the written text is far from perfect. Much of it can be pronounced differently and so understood differently. The pitch depends on the state of excitement. It is high when one is angry and low when one is disappointed, sorrowful or desperate. The tempo is slow when we feel sadness and it's fast when we feel anger, fear, joy and other momentary feelings. Loudness depends on many factors. Diminished loudness expresses intimacy, shyness,
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