英语文体学英语文体学课件.ppt

2.Procedure of Stylistic Analysis Contents I.Linguistic DescriptionII.Five Stylistic CategoriesIII.Textual AnalysisIV.Contextual Factors AnalysisLinguistic DescriptionnIt refers to the exploration and classification of linguistic features of a given text.nFive categories:phonology,graphology,lexis,syntax semanticsStyle Markers in PhonologynElision refers to the omission of a sound or sounds in speech.e.g.:next week/neks wi:k/woundnt he come/wudn i kvm/(Houlden makes a phone call.He is very drunk.)“Who is this?”this very cold,ladys voice said.“This is me.Houlden Caulfiel.Lemme speaka Sally,please.”“Sallys asleepDo you know what time is it?”“Yeah.Wanna talka Sally.Very important.Put her on.”(J.D.Salinger,The Catcher in the Rye)Sound Patterning nIt refers to the matching of identical or similar sounds between two or more words.CVC-wimp-limp(Rhyme)押(尾)韵 CVC-time-tide(Reverse Rhyme)反韵 CVC-weal-woe(Alliteration)头韵 CVC-cut-run(Assonance)谐元音 CVC-fits-starts(Consonance)谐辅音 CVC-sing-song(Pararhyme)侧押韵 Words and phrasesnBigwig,hellhole,drip-dry,doom-and gloom do-or-die,hit-or-miss,think tank,brain drain,fat cat,reat race,mom-and pop shops,a tip-to-toe check,safe and sound,tit for tat,make or breakProverbs and Sayings nBetter to ask the way than go astray.nRemorse begets reform.nNinety per cent of inspiration is perspirationAdvertising jingles and shop namesPick n Pack(shop name)Go well,go Shell(Shell oil)Dont be vagueask for Haig(whisky)We put in cream but kept it lean(KRAFT cheese)Newspaper headlines:nJobless Rate Jumps AgainnBig Bucks for Bigger AdsnBang!Zoom!To the Moon!NovelsnOn the morning of February 12,a Sunday,the granny womman was there at the cabin.And she and Tom Lincoln and the moaning Nancy Hanks welcomed into the world of battle and blood,of whimpering dreams and wistful dust,a new child,a boy.(Carl Sandburg,Nancy Hanks)OnomatopoeianOnomatopoeic words are used to produce sound images.e.g.:cracked.chuckled.someone giggled.hee-heed.haw-hawed.tittered.nPunctuation marks 1.exclamation marks!2.dash-3.quotation marks“”4.capitals and italicsnParagraphingStyle Markers in GraphologyExclamation Marks1.“Nicholas!”said his uncle sharply.(cf.“Nicholas,”said his mother softly.)2.Shut the door!(cf.Shut the door.)3.He said that I was his best(?!)friend.Dash1.“No he didnt,Aunt Mollie.It wasnt Mr.Edmond.Mr.Edmond didnt-”2.Let us say“Good night,”my fine boy,said the gentleman,when he had bent his head-I saw him!-over my mothers little glove.1I do not know what it is to see into the heart of a friend through that window of the soul,the eye.I can only see through my finger tips the outline of a face.(Helen keller)2.“a real eddication,”explaining,“You air a-goin to larn readin,writin,and cipherin.”(Carl Sandberg,Nancy Hanks)Quotation MarksCapitalsWe the People of the United States,in Order to form a more perfect Union,estabilish Justice,insure domestic Tranquility,provide for the common defence,promote the general Welfare,and secure the Blesings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.(The Constitution of the United States)nYou are my FRIEND.nYou are my friend.ItalicsHomeworknRead chapter one and chapter twonThank you for your attention!。