SDEL 302: Stylistics Lesson 1 - Etymology and Definition
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What is the primary function of expressiveness in language?

  • To convey subtle nuances of meaning through phonetic means
  • To directly manifest emotions of the writer or speaker
  • To intensify the utterance or a part of it
  • To awaken co-experience on the part of the reader (correct)

    • What type of expressive means are studied by grammar or morphological stylistics?

  • Expressive expressive means
  • Morphological expressive means (correct)
  • Emotive expressive means
  • Phonetic expressive means

    • What is the primary difference between emotiveness and expressiveness?

  • Expressiveness is more powerful than emotiveness
  • Emotiveness reveals emotions indirectly, while expressiveness intensifies the utterance (correct)
  • Emotiveness is more intense than expressiveness
  • Expressiveness is more direct than emotiveness

    • Which of the following is NOT a phonetic expressive means?

    <p>Grammar</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of Practical Criticism?

    <p>The psychological effect on the reader</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary advantage of phonetic expressive means over other means?

    <p>They can indicate subtle nuances of meaning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which literary movement shared features with Practical Criticism, such as emphasizing the language of the text over its author?

    <p>New Criticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the theory coined by the Prague Structuralists that supports Practical Criticism?

    <p>Foregrounding Theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the approach of the Russian Formalists towards analyzing a text?

    <p>Ignoring the author and focusing on the text itself</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the central idea of Practical Criticism?

    <p>A literary work has a psychological effect on the reader</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common feature shared by Practical Criticism and New Criticism?

    <p>Focus on the linguistic structure of the text</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of stylistics in relation to writing and speech?

    <p>To teach individuals to write and speak effectively</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the origin of the term 'stylistics'?

    <p>Latin term 'stilus', meaning 'instrument of writing'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between rhetoric and stylistics according to Peter Barry?

    <p>Stylistics is the modern version of rhetoric</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of rhetoric, according to the Oxford Dictionary?

    <p>The art of effective and persuasive speaking or writing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of stylistics in literary works?

    <p>Identifying figures, tropes, and other rhetorical devices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of ancient Greece in the context of rhetoric?

    <p>It is where the study of rhetoric originated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between stylistics and literary criticism?

    <p>Stylistics is a combination of linguistic analysis and literary criticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern of Functional Style of Language (FS)?

    <p>The pragmatic aspect of communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Peter Barry identify as the key aspects of rhetoric?

    <p>Figures of speech, argument structure, and language variation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate goal of effective speaking or writing, according to the Cambridge Dictionary?

    <p>To produce maximum impact and influence people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Expressive Means (EM) aim to achieve?

    <p>To secure emotional or logical intensification of the utterance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of Stylistic Devices (SD)?

    <p>To secure the desirable effect of the utterance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the LEXICAL EM branch of stylistics?

    <p>Word building and processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of stylistic devices in language?

    <p>To intensify typical structural and semantic properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of stylistic devices in language?

    <p>They are formed in speech and dependent on context</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between stylistic devices and expressive means?

    <p>Stylistic devices are a type of expressive means</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of the revaluation of neutral words and syntactic structures?

    <p>The formation of stylistic devices</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the dual nature of meaning in stylistic devices?

    <p>They convey both ordinary and imposed meanings</p> Signup and view all the answers

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