Distinguish die, clothes, refuse as neutral while such units as snuff it, rags (togs), turn down will

Евразийский национальный университет им. Л.Н. Гумилева

Учебно-методический комплекс дисциплины

Издание: третье

In surveying the units commonly called neutral can we assert that they only denote without connoting? That is not completely true. If we take stylistically neutral words separately, we may call them neutral without doubt. But occasionally in a certain context, in a specific distribution one of many implicit meanings of a word we normally consider neutral may prevail. Specific distribution may also create unexpected additional colouring of a generally neutral word. Such stylistic connotation is called occasional. Stylistic connotations may be inherent or adherent. Stylistically coloured words possess inherent stylistic connotations. Stylistically neutral words will have only adherent (occasional) stylistic connota­tions acquired in a certain context. “A luxury hotel for dogs is to be opened at Lima, Peru a city of 30.000 dogs. The furry guests will have separate hygienic kennels, top medical care and high standard cuisine, including the best bones.” (Mailer).Two examples from this passage demonstrate how both stylistically marked and neutral words may change their colouring due to the context: “cuisine» -inherently formal (bookish, high-flown); “cookery» adherent connotation in the context—lowered/humorous; bones -» stylistically neutral; “repast”- adherent connotation in the context—elevated/humorous.

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