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t h e rhetorical question is a special syntactical stylistic device the essence of which consists in reshaping the grammatical meaning of the interrogative sentence t h e rhetorical question is a special syntactical stylistic device the essence of which consists in reshaping the grammatical meaning of the interrogative sentence. in other words, the question is no longer a question but a statement expressed in the form of an interrogative sentence. thus there is an interplay of two structural meanings: i) that of the question and 2) that of the statement (either affirmative or negative). both are materialized simultaneously. for example: “are ikese the remedies for a starving and desperate populace?” “1$ there not blood enough upon your penal code, that more must be poured forth to ascend to heaven and testify against you?” (byron) litotes is a stylistic device consisting of a peculiar use of negative constructions. the negation …

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cing actual speech: a) repetition of the exact utterance as it was spoken { directspeeсft), b) conversion of the exact utterance into the relater’smode of expression (indirectspeech ), and c) representation of the actual utterance by a second person, usually the author, as if it had been spoken, whereas it has not really been spoken but is only represented in the author’s words (representedspeech ) . this device is also termed represented speech. to distinguish between the two varieties of represented speech we call the representation of the actual utterance through the author’s language utteredre pre - seatedspeech , and the representation of the thoughts and feelings of the character— иautteredorinnerrepresented speech. functional style is a system of interrelated language means serving a definite aim in communication. it is the coordination of the language means and stylistic devices which shapes the distinctive features of each style and not the language …

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be no more, to depart, to join the majority, to be gone, and the more facetious ones: to kick the bucket, to give up the ghost, to go west. so euphemisms are synonyms whiph aim at producing a deliberately mild effect. hyperbole. it can be defined as a deliberate overstatement or exaggeration of a feature essential (unlike periphrasis) to the object or phenomenon. in its extreme form this exaggeration is carried to an illogical degree, sometimes ad absurdum. for example:“he was so tall that i was not sure he had a face.” or, “those three words (dombey and son) conveyed the one idea of mr. dombey’s- life, the earth was made for dombey and son to trade in ana the sun and moon were made to give them light. rivers and seas were formed to float their ships; rainbows gave them promise of fair weather; winds blew for or against …

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quial words are slang words, jargonisms, vulgarisms and dialectal words. slang words are highly emotive and expressive. they lose their originality rather fast and are replaced by newer formations: e.g. go crackers (go mad); guru (god); belt up (keep silence); big-head (a boaster). jargonisms replace those words which already exist in the language and stand close to slang (substandard, expressive and emotive), but, unlike slang they are used by limited groups of people, united either professionally or socially. professionalisms are unofficial substitutes of professional terms. they are used by representatives of the profession to facilitate the communication. e.g. bull (one who buys shares at the stock-exchange); bear (one who sells shares). vulgarisms are coarse words with a strong emotive meaning, mostly derogatory, normally avoided in polite conversation. e.g. there is so much bad shit between the two gangs that i bet there will be more killings this year. the border-line …

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t h e rhetorical question is a special syntactical stylistic device the essence of which consists in reshaping the grammatical meaning of the interrogative sentence t h e rhetorical question is a special syntactical stylistic device the essence of which consists in reshaping the grammatical meaning of the interrogative sentence. in other words, the question is no longer a question but a statement expressed in the form of an interrogative sentence. thus there is an interplay of two structural meanings: i) that of the question and 2) that of the statement (either affirmative or negative). both are materialized simultaneously. for example: “are ikese the remedies for a starving and desperate populace?” “1$ there not blood enough upon your penal code, …

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