AJ4_CSTY Stylistics Seminar

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2001
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radek Vogel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ4_LEXI Lexicology && NOW( AJ4_STYL Stylistics )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminar course in stylistics focuses on the identification of the the distinctive features of English functional styles on the basis of text analysis of specimens of the administrative style (forms, legal English, the language of diplomacy), publicism (public speaking, advertising, newspaper writing), scientific prose style, the language of conversation and stylized dialogue.
Syllabus
  • 1. Functional styles in English. Linguistic description of a text. Cohesion and coherence. 2. The language of conversation. 3. Stylized dialogue. Speech and thought presentation in fiction. 4. The language of administrative texts. Forms. 5. Formal letters. The language of diplomacy. 6. Legal English. 7. Scientific prose style. Humanities vs. exact sciences. Reviews. 8. Academic vs. popular science texts. Written instructions. 9. The style of publicism. Newspaper headlines. 10. Newsreports and editorials. Broadsheets and tabloids. 11. Columns and reviews. 12. Advertisements and announcements. 13. Public speaking.
Literature
  • Knittlová, Dagmar. Funkční styly v angličtině a češtině, Olomouc
  • LEECH, Geoffrey N. and Mick SHORT. Style in fiction : a linguistic introduction to English fictional prose. London: Longman, 1981, xiii, 402. ISBN 0582291038. info
  • CRYSTAL, David and Derek DAVY. Investigating English style. 1st pub. London: Longman, 1969, xii, 264. ISBN 0582522129. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Typ výuky: cvičení z jaz.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005.
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