R. Queneau (1903-1976), a French writer: novels, poems, stories, essays; fascinated by language and
its structure, and maths; “Exercices de style” (1981) = 99 chapters, presenting one and the same
motif in various styles and genres.



Lexical support: Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau

Surprises

fop= floutek | sarˈtorial = krejčovský

Dream

nacreous / ˈneɪkrɪəs/=perleťový | multiˈfarious= četný | apparition= zjevení

Hesitation

/ tʃ/charnel-house= márnice | adiˈposity= tučnost | adˈversaries= protivníci

The subjective side

aˈttire= oděv | lapels= klopy | headgear= cokoli na hlavě|      ˌhoi ˈpolloi=spodina, plebs

Another subj.

dogs= nohy

Blurb

brio= zápal, žár | sarˈtorial = krejčovský | etch= dosl. vyrýt

Exclamations

yammer= reptat

You know

rave= zuřit

Asides

viˈtuperate= spílat



The following are suggestions for the use of tones:


subjective side: narrative; depends on the feelings of the speaker

blurb: narrative, mostly ↘, positive feeling

logical analysis: all facts, ↘


surprise: a lot of ! → high pitch, a lot of ↘

exclamations: all !        “        “                 “


dream: narrative; slow, pauses, hesitation

hesitation: lots of ? → ↗ (this means “uncertainty”)

ignorance: emotional; a range of ↘, ↗, \/

you know: typical \/

asides: parantheses (thoughts to oneself); change of pitch & loudness, often \/