ON GRAPHICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES AND THEIR ROLE IN THE NOVEL ‘A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10 ½ CHAPTERS’ BY JULIAN BARNES

Komarova Olga Ivanovna
Bauman Moscow State Technical University
PhD in Philosophy, Associate Professor of the Linguistics 2 Department

Abstract
This article focuses on graphical stylistic devices and their role in the novel ‘A History of the World in 10½ Chapters’. The concepts of italics, capitalization, suspension points and dash in term of their artistic value are under consideration. Graphon and the concepts mentioned are considered to be self-contained and fall into the category of graphical stylistic devices. It is stressed that they contribute to the artistic merits of the novel, help to get a deep insight into the inner world of the personages, understand their feelings and motivation.

Keywords: aposiopesis, capitalization, graphical stylistic devices, graphon, italics, novel, personage, suspension points


Category: Linguistics

Article reference:
On Graphical Stylistic Devices and their Role in the Novel ‘A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters’ by Julian Barnes // Humanities scientific researches. 2016. № 9 [Electronic journal]. URL: https://human.snauka.ru/en/2016/09/16153

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