Основы теории английского языка. Листунова Е.И. - 25 стр.

gen?» Adam asked, using an old Army word. 5. The case was in turn
being referred to that patron saint of all Army snafus, the Judge
Advocate. 6. If he did take a few thou under the rose, he took’em off
the Huns. 7. The prop., according to the printed menu, was John
Masilikos. He turned out to be cook, as well as prop. 8. He had this fab
smile. 9. The girl rubbed out the painter’s masterpiece with turps.
10. Miss Flynn is the only human being I have ever known who
could talk not only in itals but, on occasion, could make her silences
sound as meaningful as asterisks. 11. I get my quarter’s allowance at
the end of the month, but there’s the vac. to get through. 12. It was
meant, under less ghastly circs, to celebrate The Dolphin’s first six
months.13. He got the D.F.-C.on the third tri p of his second tour of
ops. 14. They had some smoked salmon for brek.
     VIII.
     Discuss the stylistic value of the units picked out from the sen-
tences above.
     IX.
     The words ‘gas’, ‘kodak, ‘nylon’ are examples of original coin-
age. Give more examples of the same type.
      X.
      Read the following passages and add examples of your own, such
as, for instance names of units formed on names of scientists, names of
fabrics formed on place-names, etc.
      Many proper nouns have been formed from common nouns,
e.g. Chapman, Sadler, Taylor, Turner, Walker, Webster, and very
many others. But the process has also worked in reverse, and not only
nouns, but also verbs and other parts of speech, have been formed
from the names of individuals. One of the earliest from names of
people is perhaps doily, from the name of a man who, in the seven-
teenth century, sold fine material suitable for the table napkins, and
so gave his name to the table mat made from such material. These
formations are of all kinds, some merely slang or nicknames others
perpetuating the achievements of famous men, and they come from
all sources, including history, science, trade, and literature. These
words probably retained the capital letter at first, but many have now
reached the final stage of acceptance in the language, as common
nouns, with a small letter...


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