Language and Dialogue (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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What speech patterns reveal in the novel
What speech patterns reveal in the novel
Social position, emotional state, moral standing
Utterson's linguistic evasion technique
Utterson's linguistic evasion technique
Uses vague phrases like 'Tut-tut' to avoid direct opinions
Utterson's wordplay about Hyde
Utterson's wordplay about Hyde
'If he be Mr Hyde... I shall be Mr Seek'
Jekyll's defensive speech strategy
Jekyll's defensive speech strategy
Silence - shuts mouth tight, communicates through nods
What Jekyll's linguistic breakdown signals
What Jekyll's linguistic breakdown signals
Loss of control over his dual nature
Lanyon's speech after witnessing transformation
Lanyon's speech after witnessing transformation
Vague & repetitive: 'I saw what I saw, I heard what I heard'
Poole's non-standard grammar example
Poole's non-standard grammar example
'Yes, sir, he do indeed' (instead of 'he does')
Description of Hyde's voice
Description of Hyde's voice
Whispering and somewhat broken voice
Hyde's inhuman vocalisations
Hyde's inhuman vocalisations
Hissing noise and screaming in 'animal terror'
London metaphor in the novel
London metaphor in the novel
'Drowned city' - fog smothers everything