Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky. (№ 253592)

Take for instance the verb to die. One case died, the other moved away to eternity, died and otherwise - rested or went to sleep forever, or went to sleep the deep sleep, or went to hell, died, and quite another thing - died, has died, has sapotilla, bent, croaked, kicked the bucket, keeled over, died, etc. Academician Shcherba divided the language into four stylistic layer: the Solemn - face, to taste. Neutral - a person is. Familiar face to eat. Vulgar - face, to eat.
Quote Explanation: "High art". Moscow: Sovetskiy pisatel, 1968.
№ 253592   Added MegaMozg 18-01-2017 / 12:30

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