1)Functional Styles. Stylistics-is a brunch of linguistics. The word“stylistics”originated from the latin”stylus”which means a pen. S has 2 intodependent tasks: 1.to invertigate inventory of special language media‚which secure the desirable effect of the utterance. 2.to study certain types of texts(discourse) which due to the choice and arrangement of language means are distinguished by pragmatic aspect of the communication. The types of the texts are called functional styles (FS)That’s
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12M/12P) Essays on current topics should be practiced. Rhetoric (12M/8P) 4 questions (out of 6) of 3 marks each (1 mark for identifying the figure of speech and 2 marks for explaining) will be set from the following figures of speech: Simile‚ Metaphor‚ Metonymy‚ Synecdoche‚ Alliteration‚ Hyperbaton‚ Epigram‚ Anti-thesis‚ Irony‚ Innuendo‚ Transferred epithet‚ Oxymoron‚ Interrogation‚ Exclamation‚ Epanaphora‚ Chiasmus‚ Litotes‚ Onomatopoeia. Project (20M/10P) Topics for project: (any one) § The Canterbury
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Marisa Stephens Annotation Thank You For Arguing Focus the argument on revising your idea as if the group has already accepted it Rhetoric is the art of influence‚ friendship‚ and eloquence‚ of ready wit and irrefutable logic Commonplace is a shared attitude If something works the hard way‚ it’s more likely to work the easy way Artifact is a stupid mistake Pure logic for persuasion is often frustrating to others‚ seduction is a great pacifier Seduction is manipulation‚ manipulation is half
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ABSTRACT NOUNrefers to ideas‚ processes‚ occasions‚ times‚ qualities that cannot be touched or seen. | | ADJECTIVEgives more information about or describes a noun or pronoun | ADVERBgives more information about (modifies) a verb‚ an adjective‚ another adverb‚ or a sentence. | ALLEGORYa narrative in which people‚ objects and events represent moral or spiritual ideas. | ALLITERATIONthe repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginnings of words in a line / phrase: “What would
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alliteration and rhythm are used to achieve musical or incantatory effects. The use of ambiguity‚ symbolism‚ irony‚ and other stylistic elements of poetic diction often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations. Similarly‚ metaphor‚ simile‚ and metonymy create a resonance between otherwise disparate images—a layering of meanings‚ forming connections previously not perceived. (Poetry 2010 para. 3) When an author is describing what a character is going through in a short story‚ poem or a drama using
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Allegory: - A narrative in which the agents and actions and sometimes the setting‚ are conveyed by the author to make sense of the “literal”‚ primary level of significance as well as a secondary level of significance. 1) Historical and political allegory: in which characters and actions represent historical personages and events. 2) The allegory of ideas: Literal characters represents concepts and the plot allegorizes an abstract doctrine. Personification of abstract entities such as virtues‚
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Prior to President John F. Kennedy’s election‚ The cold war continued between America‚ China‚ the Soviet union‚ and Germany‚ America was facing civil unrest regarding race and segregation with extraordinary figures like Rosa Parks fighting for equality‚ and lastly tensions rising high with the soviet union shooting an American plane out of the air- the same year President Kennedy is elected. Assuredly‚ America was facing a great deal and basically implanted in the right very center of a chaotic time
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5. The notion of a term.Its characteristics and st. f-s.Scientific prose. T. are w-ds denoting various scientifical & techn. Objects‚ phenomena & processes. They are found in techn. Texts where they are indespensible means of expressing ideas. They directly refer to the o-t they mean. They are emotionally neutral. They are: 1- monosemantic; 2-m-ng doesn’t depend on the context;3-it remains constant until some new invention changes it(wireless set=radio); 4- no emotional colouring‚but it can obtain
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PART A: INTRODUCTION 1. Rationale Mass media in general and newspapers in particular nowadays play a very important role in our lives. Many people even say that living in the world without newspapers is like living in an isolated island. Newspapers help us become informed citizens and make better decision by providing a lot of facts. Hard news stories‚ vital statistics‚ weather‚ sports stories and scores and even calendars are examples of items that help inform readers. Some newspaper articles
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1 Could a machine be conscious? This question is often dismissed as simple by those that would say “yes” in response. The usual claim made by the pro camp is that man is a ‘biological machine’ and is conscious‚ ergo‚ a machine is conscious. If we‚ humans‚ are truly biological machines and we are at the same time conscious then I would agree that yes‚ categorically‚ a machine could be conscious. But is it really that simple? I contend that it is a more difficult problem but not that it is a complicated
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