英语修辞diction
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Examples: guts / guy / hassle
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Slang words :(informal words)
Definition:They are highly informal, vivid & interesting; but they may, when used inappropriately, make the writer or speaker sound offensive or funny.
Dialectal Words:
Definition: They are not of standered vocabulay. E.g. I'll attend to that myself in th' mornin'. I'll take keer o'
'im. He ain't from this county nohow. I'll go down there in th' mornin' and see'im. Lettin' you leave your books and gallivant all over th' hills. What kind of a school is it nohow! Didn't do that, my son, when I's a little shaver in school.
The Meaning of Words:
E.g.
Country
Nation
State
Land
refers to an area of land and its population and government.
emphasizes the people of a country.
refers to the government or political organization of a country.
Common Words:
Definition: People use every day. Usage: Appear in all kinks of writing. Feature: Much shorter and simpler than formal
words.
Informal Words:
Levels of Words
Levels of Words:
formal （正式用语）
源自文库
Standard English: Stylistic
（文体学）
common （普通用语） informal （口语词汇）
Nonstandard English: Slang words（俚语词）, dialectal words（方言词）, certain words that are often
Usage: Formal writing. Feature: Three or more than three syllables. Examples: recognition / characteristically / elevated /
monolithic / investigation / incipient / inclination / noncasual
The Meaning of Words
The Meaning of Words:
Denotative meaning: A word's denotation is what it literally means, as defined by the dictionary.
Connotative meaning: A word’s connotation is the feeling or idea suggested by it.
Definition:Words which are mainly used in informal or
familiar conversation.
Usage: In literary works their main use is to record people's
thoughts and dialogues.
Part 2 Diction(措辞)
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Contents:
• Ⅰ. Levels of Words • Ⅱ. The Meaning of Words • Ⅲ. General and Specific Words • Ⅳ. Idioms • Ⅴ. Figures of Speech • Ⅵ. Dictionaries
used by uneducated speakers.
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Formal Words:
Definition: Can be called learned words, or literary words, or “big” words.
Feature: They are usually short words of one or two
syllables and most of them are of Saxon origin (起源于撒克 逊人)— not borrowed from Greek, Latin, or French).
is less precise but more literary and emotive than country.
The Meaning of Words:
Stylistic level degree of emphasis
Different in emotional coloring tone collocation
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Slang words :(informal words)
Definition:They are highly informal, vivid & interesting; but they may, when used inappropriately, make the writer or speaker sound offensive or funny.
Dialectal Words:
Definition: They are not of standered vocabulay. E.g. I'll attend to that myself in th' mornin'. I'll take keer o'
'im. He ain't from this county nohow. I'll go down there in th' mornin' and see'im. Lettin' you leave your books and gallivant all over th' hills. What kind of a school is it nohow! Didn't do that, my son, when I's a little shaver in school.
The Meaning of Words:
E.g.
Country
Nation
State
Land
refers to an area of land and its population and government.
emphasizes the people of a country.
refers to the government or political organization of a country.
Common Words:
Definition: People use every day. Usage: Appear in all kinks of writing. Feature: Much shorter and simpler than formal
words.
Informal Words:
Levels of Words
Levels of Words:
formal （正式用语）
源自文库
Standard English: Stylistic
（文体学）
common （普通用语） informal （口语词汇）
Nonstandard English: Slang words（俚语词）, dialectal words（方言词）, certain words that are often
Usage: Formal writing. Feature: Three or more than three syllables. Examples: recognition / characteristically / elevated /
monolithic / investigation / incipient / inclination / noncasual
The Meaning of Words
The Meaning of Words:
Denotative meaning: A word's denotation is what it literally means, as defined by the dictionary.
Connotative meaning: A word’s connotation is the feeling or idea suggested by it.
Definition:Words which are mainly used in informal or
familiar conversation.
Usage: In literary works their main use is to record people's
thoughts and dialogues.
Part 2 Diction(措辞)
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Contents:
• Ⅰ. Levels of Words • Ⅱ. The Meaning of Words • Ⅲ. General and Specific Words • Ⅳ. Idioms • Ⅴ. Figures of Speech • Ⅵ. Dictionaries
used by uneducated speakers.
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Formal Words:
Definition: Can be called learned words, or literary words, or “big” words.
Feature: They are usually short words of one or two
syllables and most of them are of Saxon origin (起源于撒克 逊人)— not borrowed from Greek, Latin, or French).
is less precise but more literary and emotive than country.
The Meaning of Words:
Stylistic level degree of emphasis
Different in emotional coloring tone collocation