Comparative Stylistics

Seminar 2.

Functional Styles

Questions for discussion

1.General considerations.

2.An outline ol'lhe Junctional styles and their major characteristic features:

(a)the style of official documents;

(b)the style of scientific prose;

(c)the newspaper style;

(d)the publicistic (public speech) style;

(e)the belletristic style;

(f)the literary colloquial style;

(g)the informal colloquial style;

(h)the substandard colloquial style.

3.Assignments.

Literature

1. Арнольд И. В. Стилистика современного английского языка (стилистика декодирования) / Ирина Владимировна Арнольд. - М. : Просвещение, 1990. - С. 243-288.

2.Бабич Н. Д. Практична стилютика i культура украУнськоУ мови : навч. noci6./ Над1я Дениавна Ьабич. - JlbBiB : CBiT. 2003. - С. 5-20.

3.С(}нмов Л. 11. Стилютика аниийськоУ мови i лискурсивний аналгз : навч.-метод. noci6. / JI. II. Сеймов, О. А. Ясинецька. - Вшниця ; Нова книга, 2004. - С. 17-23.

4. Коваль

А. П. Науковий стиль сучасноГ украУнськоТ

л1терагурно1 мови;структуранаукового

текс ту/ Алла 1IeTpiBHa Коваль. - К., 1970. - 307 с.

5.Коваль А. П. Практична стшнстика сучасноТ укршнськоТ мови / Алла Петр1вна Коваль. - К. : Вита школа. 1987. - С. 7-13.

6.Кожина М. Н. Стилистика русского языка / Маргарита Николаевна Кожина. - М. : Просвещение. 1983.- С . 55-83. 163-216.

7.Кухарснко В. А. Практикум по стилистике английскою языка / Валерия Андреевна Кухаренко.

-М. : Высш. школа, 1986. - С . 5-7. 108-1 П . 120.

8Стилистика английского языка / [Мороховекий А. Н., Воробьева О. П., Лихошерст Н. И., Тимошенко 3. В.] -- К. : Выща школа, 1991. - С. 235-266.

9.Скребнев Ю. М. Основы стилистики английского языка ; учеб. / Юрий Максимович Скребнев. - М. ;Астрель, ACT, 2000. - С . 15-16. 167-212.

10.Galperin 1. R. Stylistics / Ilya Romanovich Galperin. - М. : Vysshaya Shkola. 1977. - 1\ 249-318.

11.Maltsev V. A. Kssavs on English Stylistics / Vitaliy Alexandrovich Maltsev. - Minsk : Vysheishaya Shkola. 1984. - 1\ 23-109.

Assignments

Assignment 1. Determine the functional style features (means and devices) of the following passages. Pay attention to the peculiarities of translating the functional style patterns.

I

Satellite communication systems, like other

Системи супутникового зв’язку, як i шнй

wireless

communication systems.

convev

системи безкабелыюго зв’язку,

передають

! information usiim electromagnetic waves. Since

шформащю за допомогою електромагштних

i

radio

^ ^

'

application

of

хвиль. Оскшьки радю було першим

i

was the first

practical

; wireless

technology,

we may

refer to

them

as

практичним

застосуванням

безкабельно'У

radio waves.

технологи,

ми

можемо

Тх

назвати

радюхвилями._____________________________

II

'Never you mind what they say, dear\ said Mrs. i '‘He звертайте

на

них увагу,

голубонько, -

Hodges. T v e ‘ad to go through it same as you

казала Micic Ходжес. - Я також спочатку

‘ave.

They don’t know' any better, poor things.

натерт лася вщ них. Бщненькк

таке вже в

You take my word for it. they’ll like you all

них виховання. Будьте спокшш, ви з ними

riuht if vou ’old vour own same as I ’ave’.

знайдсте сшльну

мову. Лише

не

давайте

(From Of human bondage

себе екривдити, 6epiTb приклад з мене.”

bv William Somerset Maimham)

(3 роману Вшьяма Сомерсета Моема

"Тягар пристрастей людських ”)

III

INCIDENTALLY

М1Ж 1НШИМ

Fast Tuesday, ten Melitopol machine building

У

минулий

в!второк

десять

plants employing 22.000 workers came to a

i машинобуд1вних

завод1в

на

22

ООО

standstill.

I'he enterprises are lacking the

робочих Micitb припинили роботу. У цих

funds required to pay for 50% of electricity

гпдпригметв

нсмас к о и тв

для

оплати за

consumed

according

to

the

latest

останшм pimeiiHMM уряду 50% вартост1

government's decision. This will entail an

спожито1 електроенергп. Таю обставини

automatic suspension of allocations into the

спричинять

автоматичне

припинення

state budget and a further increase in arrears

виплати податковоУ частки у державний

of wages and salaries. The Board of Melitopol

бюджет

i 3picT

заборгованосл

у

Directors sent a telegram to the President and

заробпншй

плат1

робтш кам

i

the Cabinet asking the government to suspend

службовцям.

Правлшня

шдприемств

the decision and keep the payment procedure

Мелггополя

над1слало

телеграму

unchanged for a three months period. The

Президенту i Кабшету MiHicTpiB з

Day’s Victor Puzhaichereda reports.

проханням до уряду в1дкласти виконання

постанови i залишити без змш процедуру

оплати на три м1сящ, повгдомляс

кореспондент

газети

“День ” BiKTop

									Пужайчереда.__________________
IV	The Petrivka book market:								“ПЕТР1ВКА” HE ПОМРЕ
	Alive & Kicking								Текст: Тетяна Гончарова
		Text: Tetiana I loneharova							о	там не кажггь, а кшвська
		or several years there have been							Щка” - книжковий ринок -
	Fpersistent rumours that Kyiv’s most popularвмирати не									збираеться. Хоч чутки про п
	makeshift hook market Petrivka is nearing its								смерть ходили ще кшька роюв тому, та й
	end. But it is alive and shows no signs of								доел ходя гь.
	deterioration, although rumours persist. People								Особливо довелося похвилюватися, коли на
	were especially worried after the so-called Book								Печерську, быя плонд Слави, вщкрився
	Square opened on								“Книжковий	квадрат”. Вороги “Петр1вки”
	Ploshcha		Slavy | Victory			Sq.|. Petrivka enemies			вже потирали руки. Але Hi, вистояла, р1дна,
	were rubbing their hands in anticipation, but								тшьки трохи похитнулася.
	iheir expectations were not to be rewarded.								Та й куди ще податися нашим
	Petrivka staggered under the blow but survived.								книгоманам,	вщеоманам i комп’ютерним
		Alter all. what better place is there for the							манам, як не на ринок, де е величезний виб1р
	local book, video and CD lovers? Petrivka offers								i не надто “куеючг’ цши? [...]
	a stunning assortment and the prices are more or
	less affordable. | _J
				CONTRACT #...						КОНТРАКТ № ...
	/ lor/ivka						July Г . ...		м. Гор'йвка	17 липня
i			Parties to this Contract are:
	llorlivka		open-type		Stockholding Company					Сторони:
| “CONCERN STIROF”hereinafter referred to as									Горл1вське вщкрите акцюнерне товариство
I the		'\SWier'		represented		by Mr Rachinsnsky			“Концерн Спрол”, надал1 “Продавець”, у
	acting on the basis of the Statute from one part.								oco6i директора Торгового Дому “Опрол”
;	the	firm	"ST'.R.C.L."’ hereinafter referred to as						пана Рачшеького 1.3. д}ючого вщповгдно до
I the		"Buver"		represented		by its	President	Mr	Статуту, з одного боку, ф1рма S.E.R.C.L.,
	Roland I lytterhaegen				acting on the basis of the				падалi ''Покупецъ'\ у oco6i президента пана
I Statute			from	the other		part,	concluded	the	Роланда Ргерагена /пючого вщповщно до
i	present contract on the following: |...|								Статуту, з шшого боку, уклали цей
								j	Контракт про наступне: [...]

Gemot Taufmann Chairman of the Board ___

VI Wrist watch music power

Panasonic’s ewear music machine is so small you can wear it like a watch.

Despite its size it provides 2 hours of your music from a 64mb SD memory card that is no bigger that a postage stamp. For the fashion conscious lady you can even wear it as a pendant round your neck. Apparently it unfortunately does not also tell the time so you still have to wear your watch on the other wrist.

'This would be an interesting idea for your mobile as well because in the heat ol’ summer when clothing is sparse it would be most convenient to wear your phone on your wrist.

Плеер - як наручний годинник

Компашя Panasonic випустила модель плеера ewear. Иого можна носити як

годинник.

Незважаючи на розм1р, модель може програвати до 2 годин вашоТ улюбленоУ музики з 64 мегабайтноУ SD картки завбшьшки з поштову маркую Моднищ, мабуть, носитимуть плеер як кулон на ши'У. На жаль, вш не показуе час, i тому вам доведеться одягати годинник на щшу руку.

Це було б нспоганою щеею i для мобшьного телефону, осюльки вл^тку одягу стае значно менше, виникае проблема, куди покласти мобыьник. Здаеться, на руш для нього найкраще м1еце._____________________

VII	The Сity	of	Dreadful	Night	rises from its
	bed and turns	its	face towards the dawning day.
	With return of life comes			return	of sound. [...]

;What is it? Something borne on men’s shoulders comes by in the half-light, and 1 stand back. Л

woman’s corpse going down to the buming-

ghat. and	a	bystander	says.	"'She	died	at
midnight	from	the heat.”	So	the city	w^as	of
i Death as well as Night, after all.
j		(From The С'ity o f Dreadful Night
j			by Rudyard Kipling)

MicTo СтрашноУ Ho4i, як одна душа, шдводиться 3i свою ложа та звертае обличчя до прийдешнього дня. Разом 13 життям до MicTa повертаються i звуки. [...] ПТо це? В ранковш niBcyriiii кшька чоловшв щось несуть на плечах, i я вщетупаю Ум з дороги. То несуть сналювати мертву жшку, i хтось поруч мене каже:

- Вмерла 0 1пвн0Ч1 вгд спеки.

Отже, це не тшьки m icto Н о ч ь а й Micro Смерть

(3 оповщання Ред’ярда Кшлшга "'Micro СтрашноУ НочР; переклад Юpiя Люняка)

VIII Dear l.adies and Gentlemen.
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! Directors.
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i	Importantly. CMC moved closer to the
i	Customer...
	The financial results...
	On behalf of the CMC Board of Directors. I
	would like to thank all CMC employees,
	business partners and most importantly our
j	Subscribers, for a record result in 2010.

LIlaHOBHi Паш та Панове!

Mem дуже приемно вп ати Вас на Р1чному з в т СМС за 2001 piK вщ 1меш Правлшня СМС.

2001 р!к був надзвичайно вдалим для UMC та абоненпв компанп...

Було запроваджено декшька нових гехнолопй...

Важливо, що компашя СМС наблизилася до кл1ешчв...

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Вщ iMeiii Правлшня IJMC я X O I I B би подякувати yciM пращвникам UMC, д1ловим партнерам, а найбшыпе - нашим абонентам - за рекордш резулыати 2001 року.

Терн от Тауфманн

___ ___ ___ Голова Правл1ння

Assignment 2. Analyze the four texts according to the assignments that follow . Item 1

"He's gone off his rocket!” shouted one of the fathers, aghast, and the other parents joined in the chorus ol Irightcncd shouting, ‘ile 's balmy!” they shouted. “He’s nutty!” “He’s screwy!'’ “He’s batty!” “lie's dippy!” “He's dotty!” “He’s daffy!'’ “He’s goofy!” “He’s beany!” “He's buggy!” “Pie’s wacky!” 'i le's loony!” “No. he is not!” said Grandpa Joe.

4

Assignments for stylistic analysis

1.What is: (a) the basic theme, (h) the idea of the episode?

2.Decide which neutral word- (a) drunkard, (h) mad. or (c) disobedient—could replace the slang words of 1he text.

3.1'xplain whether this extract presents a narration or a description.

4.Is there any emotional or qualitative climax in the extract? How does the phrase "No, he is not! ” fit all the other exclamations?

5.What is the sentence structure in the direct speech (simple or composite, complete or elliptical)? Do the exclamations manifest any definite style of language9 Which exactly?

6.What is the tone of speech in this extract: formal, semiformal, informal, conversational, casual, sympathetic, cheerful, vigorous, serious, humorous, mock-serious, lyrical, dramatic, excited, agitated, passionate, impassive, detached, matter-of-fact. dry. impartial, melancholy, moralizing, unemotional, pathetic, sarcastic, ironical, sneering, bitter, or reproachful?

Item 2

Reporter - “Madam, you may recollect that we printed yesterday your denial of having retracted the contradiction of your original statement. Would you care to have us say that you were misquoted in regard to it?''

Assignments for stylistic analysis 1. State: (a) the basic theme, (b) the idea of the passage.

2. 1'xplain w hat exactly speaks of the style of this passage? Decide whal style it is.

3. I low does the choice of words influence the perception of the information? Define the tone of the note: formal, semiformal. informal, conversational, casual, sympathetic, cheerful, vigorous, serious, humorous, mock-serious, lyrical, dramatic, excited, agitated, passionate, impassive, detached, matter-of- fact. dry. impartial, melancholy, moralizing, unemotional, pathetic, sarcastic, ironical, sneering, bitter, or reproachful.

Item 3

’"May it please the court,' said an American lawyer to a German justice o f the peace before whom he was trying a case, "‘this is a case of' great importance. While the American eagle, whose sleepless eye watches over the welfare of'this mighty republic, and whose wings extend from the Alleghenies to the Rocky Chain of the West, was rejoicing in his pride of place—”

“Shtop dare! I say vat hass dis suit to do mit de eagles? Dis suit hass nutin’ to do mit de vild bird. It \as \ un sheep.” exclaimed the judge.

“True, your honour, but my client has rights and— 1' "‘Your gliant hass no right to de eagle.”

"Of course not. but the laws of language— ”

"Vat 1care for de laws oflanguage, eh? I oonderstand de laws of de states und dot is enough for me. Talk aboudt de case alretty.”

“Well, then, your honour, my client is charged w'ith stealing a sheep and— ” "Dat vi 11 do! Dat vill do! Ten dollars fine, und der court vill adjourn."’''

Assignments for stylistic analysis 1. What is: (a) the basic theme, (b) the central idea of the passage? 2. Point out what layer of vocabulary the marked words belong to.

3. Deline the context of the plot description. What exactly—the vocabulary choice, the pronunciation, or the context itself—produces the humorous effect?

4. Analyze the style and the tone of speech of cither interlocutor.

Item 4

"\ am not to be lodged there Г the King said, with a shudder, that had something in it ominous.

"No." replied the grey-headed seneschaL who attended upon him unbonneted. “God forbid!— Your Majesty's apartments are prepared in these lower buildings which are hard by, and in which King John siept tvsо nights before the battle of Poicters.*'

■'1 'um —that is no lucky omen neither”— muttered the King: “but what of the Tower, my old friend? and uh> should you desire о\ Heaven that 1may not be there lodged?”

"Nay.	my gracious liege Г said the seneschal, “J	know no evil of the Tower at all— only that the
sentinels	say lights are seen, and strange noises heard	in it. at night: and there are reasons why that may

be (he case, lor anciently it was used as a state prison, and there are many tales of deeds which have been done in it.”

j King| Louis asked no farther questions: for no man was more bound than he to respect the secrets of a prison-house. At the door of the apartments destined for his use, which, though of later date than the lower, were still both ancient and gloomy, stood a small party of the Scottish Guard, which the Duke. although he declined to concede the point to Louis, had ordered to be introduced, so as to be near the person of their master. The faithful Lord ( ’raw ford w as at their head.

"Crawford— my honest and faithful Crawford,” said the King, “where hast thou been to-day?— Are the Lords of Burgundy so inhospitable as to neglect one of the bravest and most noble gentlemen that ever trode a court?- -I saw you not at the banquet.”

“1declined it, my liege.” said Crawford— “times are changed with me. The day has been that I could ha\e ventured a carouse with the best man in Burgundy, and that in the juice of his own grape: but a matter of lour pints now flusters men. and I think it concerns your Majesty's service to set in this an example to m\ callants

From the novel Quentin Dunvarci by Walter Scott Assignments for stylistic analysis

1.What is: (a) the basic theme, (b) the central idea of the passage?

2.Stale the number of characters introduced in the episode. What are the theme and the lone of each part of the conversation?

3.Characterize the vocabulary choice in the text.

4.Is the setting realistic, historical, fantastic, exotic, or rural?

5.Analyze the style and the context (and their types) disclosed in the extract.

6.How the notion of norm can be applied to the extract? In the text, point out the obvious expressive

means anci stylistic devices. What function and effect does each of them	produce?
7. Analyze how the notion “the author's voicc” is represented in the	extract.