MORPHOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES IN THE USE OF THE DIMINUTIVE FORMS IN LITERARY TEXTS (IN THE EXAMPLE OF “IVANHOE” NOVEL BY WALTER SCOTT)

Abstract

This article discusses morphological differences, peculiarities in the use of the diminutive forms in literary texts. Walter Scott’s novel Ivanhoe is one of the historical novel which concerns the life of Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a fictional Saxon knight. In this research paper the use of diminutive forms is analyzed. The use of diminutives in literature is a fairly well-studied topic at the intersection of linguistics, stylistics, and literary studies.