Stilistika materjalid
5. Expressiveness on the level of word-building
Words may become expressive due to their morphological structure.
· -ish+ adjective stem may give an emotionally neutral effect (brownish--a small
quantity of brown)
· -ish may form "tactful" words that are formed as nonce words if the speaker does
not want to sound too categorical (dullish lecture, lateish)
· Together with noun stems ish forms adjectives with negative, contemptuous
colouring (doggish, womanish)
· Negative colouring becomes stronger with compound stems (honeymoonish)
(boyish, girlish have no negative evaluation)
Suffixes may be added to proper names:
· -ish adds a derogatory colouring (Dickensish)
· -ien with names gives a high flown style (dickensien)
· -esque has positive connotation and it forms an element of refine style (dantesque)
· The main noun forming suffixes with negative evaluation are:-ard, -ster, -monger,
-eer
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