LEVELS OF LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS

Introduction to Stylistics

LEXICO SEMANTIC LEVEL The level at which a stylistic analyst looks at the deployment of words and their meanings in a text.

LEXICO SEMANTIC LEVEL

SEMANTICS LEXICO-SEMANTICS LEXICAL RELATIONS TYPES OF WORDS DENOTATION/ CONNOTATION IDIOMATIC MEANING

SEMANTICS
Study of the linguistic meaning of morphemes, words, phrases and sentences. Philosophical and scientific study of meaning Helps us understand the nature of language because it accounts for the abnormalities experiences when reading.

SYNTACTIC FUNCTIONS OF NOUN/NP

1. SUBJECTSusans analysis is very comprehensive. 2. ADJUNCTFrederick arrived the day after I left. 3. MODIFIERThe scepter was six inches long. (adjective) They found it a mile under the sea. (preposition)

4. SUPPLEMENTI finally met his friend, a well-known trainor.

5. VOCATIVESarah, your meal is ready.

TYPE OF WORDS
Simple-difficult Concrete- abstract Archaic- modern Specific-general Deep- profound Hard- compassionless anon-soon

hibiscus-flower

DENOTATION/CONNOTATION
DENOTATIVE -literal objective meaning CONNOTATIVE -additional, suggestive personal or cultural meaning Points to associative or figurative dimension of word meanings

IDIOMATIC MEANING IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS

To rain cats and dogs To teach tricks to an old dog To beat around the bush