Inglise keele stilistika II
It is sometimes
sufficient to have 2-3 words in a paragraph to make the latter either poetic or solemn etc depending on the nature
of those 2-3 words.
Common literary vocabulary
Are not confined to any sphere of usage. Here mainly belong borrowed words. E.g.
Yearly-annual, hint-allusion, to see-to behold, talk-converse, true-authentic.
The man fell-the individual was precipitated, hard study made him sleepy-indefatigable pursuit of knowledge
endowed somnolence in him.
Sometimes lit words are used for the sake of humour. Especially when they describe very trivial actions.
Special literary vocabulary
Terms belong to scientific discourse. They are indispensible for the development of science. E.g. malaria
(med), blood vessel, spinal cord; linguistics semantics, syntax, chiasmus. Outside this direct application the
function of the terms changes. In fiction terms may be used to recreate a true-to-life atmosphere of some
profession. E.g