A Psychological Stylistic Study of Lexical Devices in Aladdin and The Princess and the Frog

Abstract

This study is a quantitative-qualitative, descriptive study . It investigates  stylistically lexical  devices   in  Aladdin and the Magic Lamp  and  The Princess and the Frog .  The study attempts to answer the following questions: what are the lexical  devices    used   and   how  are they  realized ? what is the dominant lexical devices in  selected data ? what are the functions of the lexical  devices  in the selected  data? According to the questions , the study aims at : Finding out  the  lexical   devices  that are employed in the selected data and how they are realized linguistically. Setting out  the dominant lexical devices .  Reasoning the effects and functions of  lexical  devices in  the  selected data.

To achieve the aims of the study the following procedures are followed:  Reviewing the literature review  about  stylistics, lexical devices ,   in addition to   animations, analysing how  the lexical  devices are being used in the selected data and exploring their functions. The model of  lexical devices  by Galperin(1971) , it is a classification of expressive means and stylistic devices.  Findings of the study revealed  that  the dominant lexical devices used was metonymy following by  simile respectively.

On the basis of the analysis, the following conclusions are given:  metonymy is  found out to be the most dominant lexical devices  , the lexical devices  are used  to  deliver information clearly and adding intensity of language meaning, the lexical devices are realized  in  a systematic way   to embellish  and enhance the texts.