7. What word-building model was employed for coining the underlined nonce words?

1) … “the wagon beginning to fall into its slow and mileconsuming clatter” (W. Faulkner);

2) Oxford must be represented in politics by an universally dactylodeiktous [pointed at with the finger] personage;

3) … cotton-wooling [to stuff or close (the ears) with cotton-wool] your ears absolutely to all hand-clapping and greasy mob applause;

4) There was a dignity in the air, a touch-me-not-ishness [Cf. stand-off-ish] in the walk, a majesty in the eye of the spinster aunt.

5) Diana saw herself through the haze she conjured up. ‘Am I worse than other women?’ was a piercing twi-thought [after ‘twilight’].

9.* Replace the colloquial expressions by more neutral ones.

1. Why are you so uptight about getting this position?

2. I dunno if Crag’s gonna join our team. He looks actually strong and good for defence line but I think he’s a pretty yellow bellied guy.

3. Why are you, Sara, so yakky!

4. Paul was pretty sad when they told him that his old bass guitar went under the hammer.

5. She is so beautiful! I am stuck on her!

6. He’s not a kook or a flake, he’s a legitimate guy.

7. He had quite a load of booze.

8. There’s a bear hiding behind the billboard!

9. Are you and Pat an item?

10. Can I use your loo, please?

11) Chill out!

12) He’s loaded with cabbage.

13) What’s this stuff?

10.* Say whether you feel the following remarks are ok, too formal or too informal for each situation described. If the remark is unsuitable, suggest what the person might say instead.

1. (Teenage boy to teenage girl at disco): D’you fancy an appointment one night next week?

2. (Parent to another parent at a school parent’s meeting): How many offspring do you have at the school?

3. (Dinner guest to host/hostess): No, thanks, I never consume alcoholic beverages when I’m driving.

4. (Student to university professor): Will there be lab demonstrations next week?

5. (Business letter to a newspaper office):

Dear Sir/Madam,

I should like to inquire about the current charges for ads in your newspaper.

My company is considering …, etc.

11. Find proper Russian equivalents and stylistically neutral counterparts of the following jargon expressions. Comment on their metaphorical nature:

1. She slipped into the backroom to dope up. 2. There are a lot of dopers in this neighborhood now. 3. The trip was great but once was enough. 4. Like it? I was blown away. 5. He couldn’t wait to get home and shoot up. 6. Just one shot of that stuff and you’re hooked for life. 7. He thought he would get away with chipping, but now he’s hooked. 8. He came off drugs cold turkey. 9. The man I was to find was both a junkie and a pusher. 10. She had pot on her when she was busted.

12.* Classify the given words into neologisms, archaisms and historisms:

bill, Yogalates, gorget, yeoman, hauberk, genetically modified, goblet, mace, phaeton, prairie, schooner, dame, rue, (to their greatest) height, wrought, wight, hallow, celebutante, anon, natheless, eke, shoulder-surfing, sooth, troth, cybersickness, keypad, animatronics, mentee, agroterrorism, crunk, rendition.