244156645 FIGURATIVE USE OF WORDS IN W S MAUGHAM S SHORT STORIES Docx
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
“ION CREANGA” STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
ENGLISH PHILOLOGY CHAIR
DIPLOMA PAPER
FIGURATIVE USE OF WORDS IN W.S.MAUGHAM`S SHORT STORIES)
Submitted by:
IONAŞCO SILVIA, the 4th year student, group 404
Scientific adviser: SMOCHIN OLGA, Senior lecturer
Chişinău – 2011
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………...3
Chapter I. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF STYLISTIC DEVICES IN
LITERATURE
1.1. Stylistic Resources of Language. Lexical and Lexico-Syntactical Stylistic
Devices in Fiction……………………………………………………………6
1.2. The Use of Expressive Means in Literature..………………………………11
1.2.1. Irony as a Stylistic Device Used in Literature……………………………..12
1.2.2. The Use of Epithets in Fiction……………………………………………..15
1.2.3. The Role of Repetition in Literature……………………………………….18
1.2.4. The Importance of Phraseological Units Employed in Narrative………….23
Chapter II. TRANSLAION DIFFICULTIES OF STYLISTIC DEVICES IN SHORT STORIES BY W.S.M.
2.1. Style of Maugham`s Writing…………………………………………………29
2.2. The Pragmatic Analysis of the Use of Expressive Means in Maugham`s Short Stories………………………………………………………………………...32
2.2.1. Rendering Epithets in Somerset Maugham`s Short Stories………………..32
2.2.2. Employment of Irony in Maugham`s Narrative……………………………40
2.2.3. Repetition as a Stylistic Device in Maugham`s Short Stories……………...51
2.2.4. The Use of Phraseological Units in Maugham`s Short Stories…………….58
2.3. The Statistical Results of Investigation………………………………………..
CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………............
BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………...........
APPENDIX…………………………………………………………………..........
INTRODUCTION This Diploma Paper is the result of theoretical investigation and practical research of the topic “FIGURATIVE USE OF WORDS IN SOMERSET MAUGHAM`S SHORT STORIES”.
Figurative language is the language which uses “figures of speech” – a way of
OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
“ION CREANGA” STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
ENGLISH PHILOLOGY CHAIR
DIPLOMA PAPER
FIGURATIVE USE OF WORDS IN W.S.MAUGHAM`S SHORT STORIES)
Submitted by:
IONAŞCO SILVIA, the 4th year student, group 404
Scientific adviser: SMOCHIN OLGA, Senior lecturer
Chişinău – 2011
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………...3
Chapter I. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS OF STYLISTIC DEVICES IN
LITERATURE
1.1. Stylistic Resources of Language. Lexical and Lexico-Syntactical Stylistic
Devices in Fiction……………………………………………………………6
1.2. The Use of Expressive Means in Literature..………………………………11
1.2.1. Irony as a Stylistic Device Used in Literature……………………………..12
1.2.2. The Use of Epithets in Fiction……………………………………………..15
1.2.3. The Role of Repetition in Literature……………………………………….18
1.2.4. The Importance of Phraseological Units Employed in Narrative………….23
Chapter II. TRANSLAION DIFFICULTIES OF STYLISTIC DEVICES IN SHORT STORIES BY W.S.M.
2.1. Style of Maugham`s Writing…………………………………………………29
2.2. The Pragmatic Analysis of the Use of Expressive Means in Maugham`s Short Stories………………………………………………………………………...32
2.2.1. Rendering Epithets in Somerset Maugham`s Short Stories………………..32
2.2.2. Employment of Irony in Maugham`s Narrative……………………………40
2.2.3. Repetition as a Stylistic Device in Maugham`s Short Stories……………...51
2.2.4. The Use of Phraseological Units in Maugham`s Short Stories…………….58
2.3. The Statistical Results of Investigation………………………………………..
CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………............
BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………...........
APPENDIX…………………………………………………………………..........
INTRODUCTION This Diploma Paper is the result of theoretical investigation and practical research of the topic “FIGURATIVE USE OF WORDS IN SOMERSET MAUGHAM`S SHORT STORIES”.
Figurative language is the language which uses “figures of speech” – a way of
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