文体学第三课.pptx

Unit 2 Vocabulary and Stylistics;1. Lexicology: the branche of linguistics that deals with the lexical component of a language 2. Morphology: the branch of linguistics which studies the form of words. 3. Etymology: the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time 4.Semantics: the study of language meaning;Proper words in proper places---- Jonnathan Swift Prefer the familiar word to the far-fetched Prefer the concrete word to the abstract Prefer the single word to the circumlocution Prefer the short word to the long. Prefer the Saxon word to the Romance. Chapter 1, The King’s English H. W. Fowler and F. G. Fowler (co-writer of Modern English Usage) ; That is to say, standard English should be put first in the choice of words, and those English such as non-standard, colloquial, literary, formal, informal, slang(俚语), jargon and archaism （古语）should be careful in the choice of writing. However, this rule is quite fit for the English beginners for it neglects another rule that language should be in accordance with context which contains subject, audience and purpose.;For example, it will be very funny if we use colloquial and slang English in academic discussions or legal documents. And the same is true that we can’t say “Shut the door！to our senior. ;Contextualization requires proper words in proper situation and the texts of different styles demand different words which in their long time use acquire stylistic coloring. So the style of a text determines choice of words and choice of words affects the text styles ; Common core of a language: words or sentence structures frequently used in every kind of registers or varieties. Based on different standards, English words can be divided into different categories. ;e.g. Common core and ESP standard and non-standard commendatory , neutral and derogatory colloquial and written ……………;