Transformation of Set Expressions in Somerset Maugham’s Works

Set expressions are widely used both in written and oral speech making it concise and colorful. The use of the transformed types of set expressions is more typical of speech and aims to enhance the emotional impact on the listener and hearer making the speech more impressive and powerful. The role...

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Main Author: Anna Tamazyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Yerevan State University 2008-10-01
Series:Armenian Folia Anglistika
Online Access:https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/arm-fol-angl/article/view/4730
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spelling doaj-cf109d3a6f8447298bdcf4ddcb0396412021-09-24T17:59:58ZengYerevan State UniversityArmenian Folia Anglistika1829-24292579-30392008-10-0141-2 (5)10.46991/AFA/2008.4.1-2.031Transformation of Set Expressions in Somerset Maugham’s WorksAnna Tamazyan Set expressions are widely used both in written and oral speech making it concise and colorful. The use of the transformed types of set expressions is more typical of speech and aims to enhance the emotional impact on the listener and hearer making the speech more impressive and powerful. The role of set expressions in fiction cannot be overestimated. S. Maugham’s preference of set expressions underlines the uniqueness of the author’s individual style. They make the images more colorful and impressive and the writer’s style easily recognizable. https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/arm-fol-angl/article/view/4730
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description Set expressions are widely used both in written and oral speech making it concise and colorful. The use of the transformed types of set expressions is more typical of speech and aims to enhance the emotional impact on the listener and hearer making the speech more impressive and powerful. The role of set expressions in fiction cannot be overestimated. S. Maugham’s preference of set expressions underlines the uniqueness of the author’s individual style. They make the images more colorful and impressive and the writer’s style easily recognizable.
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