Introduction to Stylistics Stylistics is the linguistic study of style in literary and any other type of text. It involves analyzing a text from a linguistic viewpoint, interpreting the author's choice of language devices, and evaluating the writer's skill.
"We Burn Daylight" Metaphor Analysis 'We burn daylight' is an example of semantic deviation in Shakespearean English. The metaphor implies wasting time or using up valuable hours. By comparing normal verb paradigms with abnormal ones, we can interpret metaphors linguistically.
Foregrounding Deviation in Literary Texts Deviation refers to elements that deviate from linguistic norms and are foregrounded as more noticeable parts of a text. This includes lexical deviations like blending words together or creating neologisms for emphasis on meaning.
The Linguistic Interpretation In this chapter, the video discusses linguistic interpretations of words and phrases. It explains how compound nouns and functional conversions are used in language. The examples given include neologisms, deviant word order, and archaic verb forms.
"Mystery of Paradise" "Mystery of Paradise" is a contradictory line from a poem that uses semantic deviations to create meaning. The use of adverbs with derivational suffixes adds emphasis to certain ideas in the verse.
Introducing Nigel Edwin This chapter explores morphological deviations through an example sentence involving two names written as single words. By analyzing the context and author's intention, readers can infer information about characters' emotions without explicit description.
God Teaches Crowl to Speak In this chapter, God teaches Crowl how to speak and pronounce the word 'love'. However, Crowl is a slow and lazy student who doesn't want to learn. The pronunciation of 'love' becomes more emphatic as God gets annoyed with Crowl's lack of progress.
'America I Love You': Emphasizing Emphatic Stress 'America I Love You' is written in seven lines instead of one to emphasize the need for an emphatic pronunciation. This deviant spelling technique creates a written texture that reflects the phonological stress when singing traditional songs or national anthems.
The Prototypical Discourse Structure in Poetry Poetry often deviates from prototypical discourse structures by presenting conversations between fictional characters rather than direct communication between poets and readers. This deviation creates a conversational tone and increases energy in the argument. Parallelism is another linguistic device used in poetry where similar ideas are repeated using different lexical items for emphasis.