Inglise keele stilistika
kin e.g lambkin, -let (chicklet, starlet), -ling (weakling (weak person), -y (mommy, daddy), -ie
(oldie, lassie).
Unexpected patterns of compound words create a humorous effect, due to unusual
combinations of elements. E.g in-chief= commanding, editor. Boyfriend in-chief sounds
unexpected and funny. Compound words standing for people may be formed out of a phrase
and they contain negative evaluation and sound contemptuous, e.g ms What's-her-name, a-
might-have-been, an-also-ran (spordikommentaaridest). Writers use this pattern of word-
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building quite often, creating nonce-words (created for one occasion), e.g nouns (She treated
me with a pleasant-day-don't think), adjectives (a-you-don't-know-the-world-smile), a-move-
away-or-I'll-kick-you-attitude. In general, nonce words are very expressive because they are
fresh, striking new
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