Practical Work 1

Светлицкая Н.М.

SECTION 2. ETYMOLOGICAL AND STYLISTIC PECULIARITIES OF THE ENGLISH VOCABULARY.

Theme: Informal words and word-groups

Practical Work 1

Analysis of the informal words and word-groups on whether they are colloquial,

slang or dialect

Objectives: to identify colloquial, slang and dialect words

Ex.1. Give neutral equivalents to the following literary colloquial words:

e.g. pal, chum = a friend

girl = a woman of any age / when used colloquially

to have a crush on smb. = to be in love with smb.

1. bite, snack =

2. hi, hello =

3. so long =

4. start =

5. go on =

6. finish =

7. be through =

8. a bit =

9. a lot =

Ex.2. A considerable number of shortenings are found among literary colloquial words. Add 3 more words to the following list of shortenings:

1) pram = perambulator [pq'rxmbju'leItq] – детская коляска

2) exam = examination [Ig"zxmIneISn] – экзамен

3) flu = influenza ['nfuienzq] – грипп

4) zip = zipper ['zipq] – застежка-молния

5) prop = proposition ["prOpq'ziSn] – теорема

6) movie = movietone ['muvitqun] – звуковой

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Ex.3. Verbs with post-positional adverbs are also numerous among colloquialisms. Add 4 words to the following list:

1) put up

2) put over

3) make up

4) make out

5) do away

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Ex.4. Read the following jokes and write out the informal words and word-groups into 3 columns: colloquial (7 words), slang (4 words), dialect (4 words).

1. A Yankee passenger in an English train was beguiling his fellow passengers with tall stories¹ and remarked: "We can start with a twenty-story apartment house this month, and have if finished by next."

This was too much for the burly Yorkshireman, who sat next to him. Man, that's nowt", he said. I’ve seen'em. in Yorkshire when I've been going to work just laying the foundation stone and when I've been coming home at neet they've been putting the folk out for back rent".

2. A driver and his family had gathered bluebellsprimrose roots, budding twigs and so on from a country lane. Just before they piled into the car to move off Father approached a farmer who was standing nearby and asked: "Can we take this road to Sheffield?" The farmer eyed the car and its contents sourly, then: "Aye, you mun as well, you've takken nigh everything else around here."

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¹ tall stories – stories that are hard to believe

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