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Zakres tematyczny seminarium dyplomowego

Filologia angielska

Prof. L.M.Drazdauskiene

Topics for graduation papers to Students of English at the Wszechnica Polska in

Warsaw

Idiomatic units of English, their Polish equivalents and their role in literary works

Topic 1. Idioms proper (to beat about the bush, to leave no stone unturned, etc.)

The problem and tasks in semester 5: The definition and use of idioms proper

a) What is an idiom proper? How frequent are idioms proper in a literary work (for

instance, in the novel ‘The Seven Sisters’ or ‘The Radiant Way’ by Margaret Drabble)?

b) How have the idioms proper been translated into Polish in a respective publication?

c) How does the use of idioms proper compare with the use of phrasal verbs (e.g., to

take up, to take on, to kick off, etc.) in the same novel by Margaret Drabble?

d) What do results of the above comparison indicate about the relation between

literary and conventional uses of language (Widdowson, 1975, 64; cf.: 33, 36)?

e) Are there any indications about the thematic significance of idioms proper in

literature?

The problem and tasks in semester 6: Literary significance of idioms proper

a) How do verbal units mean in conventional communication and in literature?

b) How does the meaning of an idiom/word in English as a code/system compare with

the meaning of the idiom/word in literature and in concrete other contexts of use?

c) What are the features of literary language?

d) What do “systemic patterns” of literary language mean? (Widdowson, 1975)

e) How significant is the use of idioms in the novel by Margaret Drabble stylistically and

artistically (in characterization, in creating the atmosphere, social milieu, etc.)?

Basic references

Widdowson, Henry G. Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature. – Longman, 1975/79.

Widdowson, Henry G. Practical Stylistics. – OUP, 1992 Literary Theory. A Very Short

Introduction. – OUP, 2001.

Topic2. Culturally significant idiomatic units of English (forms of address, formulae,

and response tokens)

The problem and tasks in semester 5: The definition and use of culturally significant

units in English

a)What is a form of address/formula/response token? How frequent are these units in

conventional usage and in a novel (for instance, in the novel ‘The Garrick Year’ and

“The Sea Lady’ by Margaret Drabble)?

b)How have the culturally significant units been translated into Polish in a respective

publication?

c)How does the use of the culturally significant units differ in conventional

communication in English and in a literary work?

d)What do results of the above comparison indicate about the culture of the Anglo-

Saxons in routine and in literature?

The problem and tasks in semester 6: Literary significance of culturally significant units

a)How do culturally significant verbal units mean in conventional communication and

in literature?

b)How does the meaning of culturally significant units in English as a code/system

compare with the meaning of the idiom/word in literature and in concrete other

contexts of use?

c)What are the features of literary language?

d)What do “systemic patterns” of literary language mean? (Widdowson, 1975)

e)How significant is the use of culturally significant units in the novel by Margaret

Drabble stylistically and artistically (in characterization, in creating the atmosphere,

social milieu, etc.)?