Keyword: «antonomasia»

The article deals with stylistic ways of creating the image of the atypical reasoner Alfred Doolittle in the classical work by B. Shaw. The playwright’s imagery is viewed within the context of socialist and feministic ideas advocated in the play. The author comes to the conclusion that Doolittle’s characterization is based upon an ample use of lexical, syntactic and phonetic devices indicative of oratorical style.

The article deals with the way the lexical stylistic device of antonomasia is used in Harry Potter novels. Speaking names are viewed within the context of information they render and cultural associations they arouse. The author comes to the conclusion that Rowling’s ample use of antonomasia can be reinforced with other tropes that have a similar linguistic nature.