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Diction

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Diction ({{lang-la|dictionem}} (nom. {{lang|la|dictio}}), "a saying, expression, word"),^[1] in its original meaning, is a writer's or speaker's distinctive vocabulary choices and style of expression in a poem or story.^[2]^[3] In its common meaning, it's the distinctiveness of speech,^[3]^[4]^[5] the art of speaking so that each word is clearly heard and understood to its fullest complexity and extremity, and concerns pronunciation and tone, rather than word choice and style. This is more precisely and commonly expressed with the term enunciation, or with its synonym articulation.^[6]

Diction has multiple concerns, of which register is foremost—another way of saying this is whether words are either formal or informal in the social context. Literary diction analysis reveals how a passage establishes tone and characterization, e.g. a preponderance of verbs relating physical movement suggests an active character, while a preponderance of verbs relating states of mind portrays an introspective character. Diction also has an impact upon word choice and syntax.

Aristotle, in The Poetics (20) states that "Diction comprises eight elements: Phoneme, Syllable, Conjunction, Connective, Noun, Verb, Inflection, and Utterance. However, Epps states^[7] that in this passage "the text is so confused and some of the words have such a variety of meanings that one cannot always be certain what the Greek says, much less what Aristotle means."

In literature

Diction is usually judged with reference to the prevailing standards of proper writing and speech and is seen as the mark of quality of the writing. It is also understood as the selection of certain words or phrases that become peculiar to a writer.

Example: Certain writers in the modern day and age use archaic terms such as "thy", "thee", and "wherefore" to imbue a Shakespearean mood to their work.

Forms of diction include: Archaic Diction (diction that is antique, that is rarely used), High Diction (lofty sounding language), and Low Diction (everyday language). Each of these forms are to enhance the meaning or artistry of an author's work.

References

1. ^Diction {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915232638/http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Diction&searchmode=none |date=2011-09-15 }}, Online Etymology Dictionary
2. ^http://www.merriam-webster.com/netdict/diction
3. ^¹Crannell (1997) Glossary, p.406
4. ^Littré - Diction.
5. ^Georges Le Roy, Traité pratique de la diction française, 1911.
6. ^Crannell (1997) Part II, Speech, p.84
7. ^{{Cite book |title = The Poetics of Aristotle: A translation and Commentary |author = Preston H. Epps. |url = http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/ |publisher = Univ. of North Carolina Press |date = 1967 |isbn = 978-0807840177 |deadurl = no |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040607130553/http://www.w3.org/TR/xlink/ |archivedate = 2004-06-07 |df = }}

Kenneth C. Crannell (1999). {{Google books|x9YbAQAAIAAJ|Voice and articulation}} (preview of 1997 edition)
http://literary-devices.com/content/diction

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Examples of diction in poetry
[https://www.gnu.org/software/diction/ Style and Diction] — free software by the GNU Project

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