Inglise keele stilistika
g I didn't know him then, / but I do now. //
Emotional pauses are introduced to draw attention to the word or phrase that follows and
thus emphasize this word or phrase:
e.g She is so gentle, so /gently cruel. (No punctuation in the text, but the pause occurs before
,,Gently cruel" to emphasize the controversial nature of the character expressed by two
incompatible adjectives.
e.g Do you mean to say that she is still a virgin ?
(Here the emotional pause corresponds to the dash and strenghthens the character's disbelief)
Thus, pauses may be marked in the text and may be introduced by the speaker.
Orchestration (euphony)
Both oral and written speech may be characterized, when approached consciously by the
speaker/writer, by orchestration, i.e the the choice of words with respect to acoustic properties
of soundsm their sequence and repetition. Due to their acoustic features sounds may evoke
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