STYLISTIC AND LEXICAL MEANS OF EMOTIVENESS
Keywords:
emotiveness; connotation; stylistic devices; lexical expressiveness; metaphor; hyperbole; epithet; irony; evaluative vocabulary; intensifiers; pragmatics; emotional meaning; cognitive linguistics; discourse analysis.Abstract
This article investigates the stylistic and lexical means of emotiveness in contemporary English, emphasizing their semantic, pragmatic, and expressive roles across different discourse types. Emotiveness is viewed as the linguistic reflection of emotional states, attitudes, and value judgments. The findings reveal that lexical and stylistic tools work together to enhance emotional expressiveness, strengthen persuasion, and improve communicative impact in literary, media, and public discourse.
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