STYLISTIC MORPHOLOGY

Exercise I. Indicate the functions and the type of the following cases of morphemic variation:

1. “Jeah. Mike found out they was skimmin’. He had to teach ‘em a lesson ‘cause they was his boys, you know? He thought - ”. (S. Sheldon)

2. “It don’t matter one way or another. They’s gonna get me, baby. They’s gonna convict me of murder and then they’s gonna pass a law making it legal to boil me in oil, then they’s gonna boil me in oil: This ain’t gonna be a trial. This is gonna be a show. I hope you brung your popcorn. ”

(S. Sheldon).

3. “He came out to see me two years ago and bought me the house I live in now. Of course we was broke up when he run off from home, but I see now there was a reason for it….” (F. Sc. Fitzgerald)

4. “Wanta lift or anything?” said Jeremy’s brother, following it up with a belch. (H. Fielding).

5. “I’ve been thinking of the past and I’m as blue as the devil.” “I don’t wonder. When you start thinking of the past it means you ain’t got no future, don’t it?” (W.S. Maugham)

6. We was getting along in one another’s estimations fine. (O Henry)

7. “They were in the wall cabinets in his office and then they got big filing cabinets out in the reception area. They was always locked, of course. When we moved out, they moved in the methadone clinic on a temporary basis and a lot of stuff was moved around.” (Th. Harris)

8. “Now the season just opened this morning,” the game warden said. “This Donnie Barber had a climbing tree stand with him that he hadn’t set up yet. Looked like he went out there yesterday to get ready for today, or else he went to poach. I don’t know why else he’d take his bow, if he was just setting up the stand. Here come this nice deer and he just couldn’t help himself. – I’ve saw people do this a lots. This kinda behavior’s got common as pig tricks. And then this other ‘un cone up on him while he was butchering. I couldn’t tell nothing from the tracks, a rain come down out there so hard, the bottom just fell out right then –” (Th. Harris)

9. “I know that dog,” he said, “he comes from the house.”

“Yes,” I said. “I want him to come back with me now.”

“He’s not yourn,” he said. (D. du Maurier)

10. “Miss Ailie say she don’t want to see that other gentleman about nothing never. She say come in if you like.” (F. Sc. Fitzgerald)

11. “Is Angelyne an actress?” she asked the cabdriver.

“Angelyne? No.” He laughed. “She just pay for these posters of herself and then she do personal appearances, parties, things like that. She been doing that for years.” (H. Fielding)

12. The other thing ain’t a story, Fuller. (M. Gabot)

Exercise II. Comment on the type and function of morphological transpositions in the following examples:

1. “Henry’s asking if you paint abstracts.” “Well yes. I’m … afraid I do.’ He (David) knew it was a mistake even before the Mouse’s quick glance. The old man smiled up. “And why are we afraid, dear boy?” David said lightly, “Just a figure of speech.” (J. Fowles)

2. “These women,” Jimmi sighed. “If you try to go to bed with them they say you’re a dirty old man, and if you don’t they say you’re a rotten old eunuch.” (W.S. Maugham)

3. It’s high time you got out of that silly dead-end job where no one appreciates you. (H. Fielding)

4. “You know Julie, darling! Mavis Enderby’s daughter. Julie! The one that’s got that super-dooper job at Arthur Andersen ….” (Helen Fielding)

5. The doctor walks in. “How are we doing this morning, Mr. Dieke?” he says. (C. Bushnell)

6. “Amazing woman, that Mrs. Danvers,” said Giles, turning to me, “don’t you think so?” (D. du Maurier)

7. “Maxim tells me you only got back last night.” (D. du Maurier)

8. “Um,” I said, flailing for an excuse for being so angry. “That was a horrible thing to do to a young whippersnapper, throwing your weight about and humiliating him like that at a sensitive age.” Then, noticing his baffled expression, I gabbled on. “Though I do appreciate your asking me to your party. Marvellous. Thank you very much. Fantastic party.”

(H. Fielding)

9. When I did fall asleep I had varied, wandering dreams. (D. du Maurier)

10. Yes, I do know the name. (D. du Maurier)

11. “We’ve got a treat today, you know,” said the nurse, “water-cress sandwiches for tea. We love water-cress, don’t we?” (D. du Maurier)

12. “Do you work for that guy?”

“That’s right.”

“Rather you than me.” He took off his hat and wiped his forehead with the sleeve of his jacket. “I thought my chief was the world’s worst, but I can see he’s not even trying compared to this guy Aitken.” (J.H. Chase)

13. Giles says they are waiting dinner. (D. du Maurier)

14. “I suppose you think that’s clever,” I said furiously, when she’d gone.

“What?” said Mark, looking surprised.

“Don’t you “What” me, Mark Darcy,” I muttered.

“You sound just like my mother,” he said.

“I suppose you think it’s all right to slag people’s boyfriends off to their parents’ friends behind their back when they are not even there for no reason just because you’re jealous,” I flailed.

“Are you suggesting that I am jealous of Daniel Cleaver? Over you?”

“No, not over me,” I said, furious because I realized it did sound like that. (H. Fielding)

15. “Me? I didn’t see no knife. Lady, I didn’t see nothin’ .” (S. Sheldon)

16. “I’ve already told you. I could see you did not want to go. Oh, do let’s have an end to it. I’m sick to death of the subject.” (D. du Maurier)

17. The caretaker was forty minutes late. “I am not knowing this building well, I just check the fire alarums,” the man said. (Th. Harris)

19.I picked up the phone and dialed Richard Finch’s direct line. He answered straight away.

“Oooh, it’s Bridget, is it? Little Miss Celibacy? Two days back and she’s playing truant. Where are you, then? Shopping, are we?” (H. Fielding)

20. “Well, Mike’s into loan-sharki’, right. A coupla years ago Jimmy Serrano gets behind in his payments, so Mike sends me over to teach Jimmy a lesson”. (S. Sheldon)

21. Only after she had gone did he remember that she had wanted cognac, and that there was cognac available up there. (F. Sc. Fitzgerald)

22. Concentrate, Olivia, she said to herself. Concentrate. We are not a skittish backpacker on our gap year. We are a top foreign journalist and possible international spy on a mission of global significance. (H. Fielding)

23. Oh, Mel, about Aaron. Look, can’t you throw me a bone? He’s no good to me like this. And all that Wagner is giving me a migraine. (M. Gabot)

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