Презентация на тему The role of barbarisms in literary text.

foreignisms
Functions of barbarisms

Plan :

not entirely become assimilated into the English language.

They

bear the appearance of a borrowing and are on the outskirts of the literary language.

Most of barbarisms have corresponding English synonyms: chic – stylish, bon mot – clever witty saying, ad finitum – to infinity; beau monde – high society, au revoir – goodbye

What are barbarisms?

specifically, a barbarism is a word considered "improper" because

it combines elements from different languages. Adjective: barbarous. Also known as barbarolexis. 

"The term 'barbarism' is associated with unintelligibility, lack of understanding, and mis- or noncommunication. These associations can also be extracted from the etymology of barbarian: in ancient Greek, the word barbaros imitates the incomprehensible sounds of the language of foreign peoples, sounding like 'bar bar.' The foreign sound of the other is dismissed as noise and therefore as not worth engaging. . . . Those tagged as 'barbarians' cannot speak out and question their barbarian status because their language is not even understood or deemed worthy of understanding." (Maria Boletsi, Barbarism and Its Discontents. Stanford University Press, 2013)

barbarisms and foreignisms. Barbarisms have already become facts of

English language and are given in the bodies of dictionaries, while foreignisms though used for certain stylistic purposes do not belong to English vocabulary, nor are they registered by dictionaries.

The difference between barbarisms and foreignisms

to the narrative, i.e. introduce language elements that reflect

the environment as a background to the narrative. By local color we also mean the devices used to describe the conditions of life the customs, the morals, and the manners of a given country at a given period.

To express a concept non-existant in English reality

Reproduce actual manner of speech and environment of the hero

They are used in publicist style. In fiction they sometimes help to elevate the language, because words which we do not understand have a peculiar charm.

“Exactifying” function – to express some exact meaning (au revoir vs. good-bye).

Functions of barbarisms:

styles of language, but are most often to be

found in the style of belles-lettres and the publicistic style