lepisma/distort

A few experiments with lexical distortion

distort

A few experiments with lexical distortions. Specifically the ones which play around with the semantics. Consider for example the various acoustic puns from Finnegans Wake and errors like spoonerism.

Finnegans Wake

riverrun, past Eve and Adam’s, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs.

Sir Tristram, violer d’amores, fr’over the short sea, had passencore rearrived from North Armorica on this side the scraggy isthmus of Europe Minor to wielderfight his penisolate war: nor had topsawyer’s rocks by the stream Oconee exaggerated themselse to Laurens County’s gorgios while they went doublin their mumper all the time: nor avoice from afire bellowsed mishe mishe to tauftauf thuartpeatrick: not yet, though venissoon after, had a kidscad buttended a bland old isaac: not yet, though all’s fair in vanessy, were sosie sesthers wroth with twone nathandjoe. Rot a peck of pa’s malt had Jhem or Shen brewed by arclight and rory end to the regginbrow was to be seen ringsome on the aquaface.

The fall (bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonner- ronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk!) of a once wallstrait oldparr is retaled early in bed and later on life down through all christian minstrelsy. The great fall of the offwall entailed at such short notice the pftjschute of Finnegan, erse solid man, that the humptyhillhead of humself prumptly sends an unquiring one well to the west in quest of his tumptytumtoes: and their upturnpikepointandplace is at the knock out in the park where oranges have been laid to rust upon the green since devlinsfirst loved livvy.

riverrun, pasT Eve and Ad#m’s, from swerv- of shore to bend of bwy, brings us by a coomod.us aicus of recirculation back to Howth *astle anM Environs.

Sir Tristram, vitler d’amores, fr’over the short seC, had (assencore rearrived from Nxrtu Armocica on this side the scraCgy isthcus of EurodN Minor qo wiNSderfigFt his peniso:ate warS nor had topsa_yer’! rxcks by the str’am Oconee exaggerated themseIse Jo Laurens County’t gorgios while they went doublin their mumper xll the time: +ok yvoHce from a:ire Celloysed mishe mishe to tauftauf thuartpeatrick: not yej, tfou_h venissoon aoter, had a E+dscad buttended a bland old isaac: nEn yet, the:gh allmA fair iy vanessy, werc sos#e sesthers wr_th with tAone nat,andjoe. Rot a peck of pa’s malt ha) Jhem o+ mhen prewed by arcligh( and rory end to .he regainbrqw was to be seen rinisome on t.e aq,aface.

The Jall (babarapalgharaghtakamminaC!onn_onnbronntonne+- ronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskEwntoohoohoordenenthurnuk!) of a ojce wallsHrait Oldparr is retaled early in bed .nd lavxr on lTfe bEww thr+uCh all christian mi,strAHFy. The great fall of the offwall entailed at such sho.t nwtice the p#tjichute of Finnegan, erse so:id man, that the humptyhilgbead of humcelf prumptly sendu an un,uiring one well tM th, wyWt in quest of his tugptytumtoes: a’d Aheir upturnpiFepointandplace is at the knock oAt in Hhe palk where oranges hase boen laid to ruOt upo+ the greHn since eejlinsfirst loved ’ivv_R