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LECTURE VI
LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES: ANTONOMASIA, ZEUGMA, PUN.
LEXICO-SYNTACTICAL STYLISTIC DEVICE: SIMILE.
Issues to be discussed
:
1.
Definition, semantic, types and functions of Antonomasia.
2.
Definition, semantic, structure and functions of Zeugma.
3.
Definition, semantic, mechanism and functions of Pun.
4.
The nature of Lexico-Syntactical SD.
5.
Definition, structure, semantics and functions of simile.
Key words:
Antonomasia, Zeugma, Pun, Lexico-Syntactical SD, Simile.
Antonomasia
Antonomasia is a SD based on interaction of logical and nominal meanings of the
word.
We called him Mr. Khow-all and he took it as a compliment
Two types of Antonomasia can be distinguished:
1) Proper nouns are used as notional words:
Every Caesar has his Brutus. Shakespeare of our days.
This type of Antonomasia is usually trite because the
proper noun here has fixed
logical associations between the name itself and the qualities of its bearer which may
occur only as a result of long and frequent usage. (
He is a Don Juan
)
2) A common noun or a word-combination of a descriptive character instead of a
proper noun. The second type of Antonomasia is a unique creation.
e.g.
“Rest, my dear,-rest. That’s one of the most important things. There are three
doctors in an illness like yours”,-he laughed in anticipation of his own joke. I don’t
mean only myself, my partner and the radiologist who does your X-rays, the three Fm
referring to are Dr.Rest, Dr.Diet and Dr.Fresh Air”.
This type of Antonomasia is very widely used in so called nicknames.
Antonomasia is a much favoured device in the belles-lettres style. Sometimes the author
gives the character a name which defines the personality of the character Mr.
Murdstone, Scrooge, Miss Sharp.
Antonomasia can be expressed by almost all parts of speech, even by interjection.
The use of antonomasia is now not confined to the belles-lettres style. It is often
found in the publistic style and newspapers style.
“I suspect that the Noes and Don't Knows would far outnumber the Yesses”.
Antonomasia is intended to point out the leading, most characteristic feature of a
person or event.
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