Phonographical

and Graphological
Deviation
Graphology is the embodiment of phonology in
written language. Thus,
both levels are attached to each other, and
almost in every graphological forms
contain phonological effects. According to
Leech and Short (1981), graphology is an
alternative form of realization to phonology.
Wales (2001) says that “Style refers to the
perceived manner of expression in
writing or speaking.” In other words, style is
the way writers or authors express their
messages or feelings to the world through
their works.
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Phonological irregularities
Omission
i.Aphesis – the omission of an initial part (unstressed vowel)
‘mid amid; ‘lone  alone
ii.Syncope – the omission of a medial part of a word.
ne’er  never; o’er  over
iii.Apocope – the omission of a final part of a word
a’ all; wi’ with; o’  of; oft  often

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 “Goody, goody. Pay’er back for all those “Rise an’ Shines.”(Lies down,
groaning) You know it don’t take much intelligence to get yourself into a
nailed-up coffin, Laura. But who in hell ever got himself out of one without
removing one nail?” (Tom, 175)

“Pay’er”(=pay her ), “Rise an’ Shines”(=Rise and Shine)

“In every! Ask yourself what is the difference between you an’ me and men
in the office down front? Brains?—No!—Ability?—NO! Then what? Just one
little thing—” (Jim, 193)

“You an’me”(=You and me)

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> They change the pronunciations of the original words so
that the poet may better and more easily arrange sound
patterns to achieve their intended communicative
effects.

> Poetic license is a writer’s privilege to depart from

some expected standard.

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Till a’ the seas gang dry, my
dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun:
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall
run.

(Robert Burns, A Red, Red

Rose)

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> Intentional mispronunciation and sub-standard
pronunciation
> Purpose: vividly describe a character. True to life

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 Graphological Deviation

> Graphological form, such as spelling,

capitalization, hyphenation, italicization, and
paragraphing.
> It will become expressive only when a writer
makes a graphological choice, which is
sometimes marked, such as a deliberate
misspelling. (Leech and Short, 1981)

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 You can also split your content
White Black
Is the color of milk and fresh Is the color of coal, ebony,
snow, the color produced by and of outer space. It is the
the combination of all the darkest color, the result of
colors of the visible the absence of or complete
spectrum. absorption of light.

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Me up at does • The first letter of each
line should be
out of the floor capitalized.
quietly Stare
a poisoned mouse • Cummings breaches the
convention by
capitalizing the first
still who alive letter of the opening line
is asking What and that of the closing
have i done that line so that the two
You wouldn’t have words Me and You
stand out and become
stylistically prominent

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Me up at does • What do Me and You refer to?
out of the floor
quietly Stare
a poisoned mouse • The poet may intend to have the
reader see that the addresser
still who alive (Me and You) considered
is asking What
himself to be superior to the
have i done that
You wouldn’t have mouse
• Since i is the self-address of the mouse, the
decapitalisation may demonstrate that the mouse
wishes to show its humbleness.

• You on the other hand, manifests that the mouse

pays much respect to the addresser (the human
being i.e. Me), at least outwardly.
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> Combination of Grapho and Phono

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A picture is worth a
thousand words
A complex idea can be
conveyed with just a
single still image,
namely making it
possible to absorb large
amounts of data quickly.

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