Syntax. Essential features of a sentence. Classifications of sentences
Syntax is a part of theoretical grammar dealing with the theory of sentence. Sentence is a unit of speech built up of words according to a particular syntactic pattern and having a contextually relevant communicative purpose. Actual division of sentences: theme and rheme. Theme is an object, phenomenon, abstract notion described in the sentence. Rheme is the information about the theme.
Communicative types of sentences:
1) Declarative – give some information , can be affirmative and negative.
2) Inducive – giving orders or requests.
3) Interrogative – questions.
Structural division of the sentence:
1) Simple – 1 predicative structure;
2) Complex – 2+ predicative structures:
a) Compound – several simple sentences not depending on each other;
b) Composite – several sentences, where 1+ part depends on another. Main part – main clause, dependent part – subordinate clause. Sentences can be connected with coordinative or consecutive connection.
Classification of sentences according to optional part:
1) Extended;
2) Non-extended (only subject and predicate).
Функциональная стилистика
1. Stylistics & its subdivisions
2. Expressive means & stylistic devices
3. Functional styles & its main types
4. Level system of the language
5. Main subdivisions of stylistic means, give definitions to each of them & explain the difference between them
6. Zones of frequency
7. Decoding Stylistics & process of decoding
8. Changes in semantic structure
9. Different kinds of verses
10. The problems of the norm & deviations from the norm
11. Describe syntactical expressive means: paragraph & supra-phrasal units
12. Stylistic function
13. Stanza & its types
14. Stylistic context
15. Foregrounding & its types
16. Language of poetry & its peculiarities of verse
17. The word & the image
18. Morphological stylistic devices
19. Phonetic stylistic means
20. Literal & Transferred meanings
21. The Substantivation as a factor of style
22. Graphic stylistic means
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