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Decide whether the following statements are true or false.

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Practical Assignments for Seminars

Seminar №1

STYLE AND STYLISTICS

STYLE

Identify the style of each of the folio-wing statements. Choose two or more adjectives which describe the style.

Adjectives

narrative didactic plain

ritualistic succinct impersonal

religious informal literary

colloquial formal poetic

technical dramatic traditional

Statement

• I' m telling you, you just wouldn't believe the crowds in Tesco this morning!

• Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in the sight of God to join this couple.

• Cook in a hot oven for 20 minutes and serve immediately with rice or pasta.

• A poet could not but be gay in such jocund company.

• The tropical rainforests provide habitats for numerous species of cold blooded animals.

• James Black stared at his image in the cracked mirror, placed the gun to his head and fired.

CONTEXT

Decide if these statements about context are true or false.

• A dictionary gives the real meaning of a word.

• Language does not exist except in a social context.

• The road sign 'NO ENTRY' is striking because of its red background.

• Placing events outside their normal context can produce humorous effects.

• Context can only refer to time or place.

• Contextualising can help to clarify an item of communication.

FORM

Identify the form of each of the following texts.

• sugar

butter

shoe-polish

vegetables

GUARDIAN

• Mr. and Mrs. John Smith invite you to attend the wedding of their daughter Isobel to Bertrand Williams.

• I am in love with my boss and I'm afraid I'm going to lose my job because it's obvious to all my colleagues that we are having an affair. I'm at my wits end and have no one to turn to. Please help.

• Did our fathers and our fathers' fathers struggle and slave for this? Is this all we have to show for our life-long devotion to duty at the risk of life and limb? I leave you with a final plea to show your protest by putting your mark on the ballot paper where it belongs.

• British Taxicom – good morning – my name's Shelley - how can I help you?

• A bright start to the day today in most parts of the country. I'll start with the South East of the country where squally showers have already made driving hazardous and these conditions seem set to continue throughout the day.

STYLISTIC ANALYSIS

Decide whether the following statements are true or false.

• Stylistic analysis of literary and non-literary texts has an identical outcome.

• Stylistic features are elements of the text which we admire.

• Analysing fiction spoils the reader's pleasure.

• Non-literary texts are easier to analyse than literary texts.

• Stylistic analysis is a procedure by which we prove a hypothesis.

• In stylistic analysis of non-literary texts, we look at phonology, graphology, vocabulary, grammar, and semantics.


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