AJ3DC_LSTY Stylistics

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2004
Extent and Intensity
0/0/12. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radek Vogel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor), Mgr. Petra Hoydenová (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course in stylistics presents a review of the distinctive features of the functional styles (varieties) in English. It focuses on the stylistic means available in English at the phonetic, phonological, graphetic, morphological, syntactic, lexical and semantic levels. The course also introduces students to the study of the stylistics of a text.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus: 1. Functional styles (varieties) in English. Stylistic markers, stylistic analysis. 2. Cohesion and coherence. Explicitness and redundancy in language. 3. Spoken vs. written medium. 4. Dimensions of situational constraint. Language variation: register, dialect. 5. The language of conversation vs. public speaking. Broadcasting. 6. Stylised dialogue. Speech and thought presentation in fiction. 7. The language of administrative texts, written instructions, forms, law. 8. Scientific prose style. Humanities vs. exact sciences, academic vs. popular science texts. 9. The style of journalism and publicism. Newspaper headlines, advertisements. Topics: Stylistics as a linguistic discipline. Style: definition. Dimensions of situational constraint. Language variation: register, dialect. Norm and deviation. Stylistic markers of a style. Linguistic stylistics and literary stylistics. Criteria for stylistic analysis. Linguistic description of a text. Cohesion and coherence. Stylistic means at the phonetic/phonological and graphetic/graphological level. Stylistic means at the morphological level. Stylistic means at the syntactic level. Stylistic means at the lexical level. Stylistic means at the semantic level. Style of a text. Discourse analysis. Functional styles/varieties in English. The language of conversation. Stylised dialogue. Speech and thought presentation in fiction. The language of administrative texts. Forms. Legal English. Formal letters. The language of business and diplomacy. Scientific prose style. Humanities vs. exact sciences. Academic vs. popular science texts. Written instructions. The style of publicism. Newspaper headlines. Journalese. Newsreports and editorials. Broadsheets and tabloids. Columns and reviews. Advertisements and announcements. Public speaking.
Literature
  • CRYSTAL, David. The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, vii, 489. ISBN 0521401798. info
  • CRYSTAL, David and Derek DAVY. Investigating English style. 1st pub. London: Longmans, 1969, xii, 264. ISBN 0582550114. info
  • CRYSTAL, David and Derek DAVY. Investigating English style. 1st pub. London: Longman, 1969, xii, 264. ISBN 0582522129. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Final test (65% to pass) including - - a theoretical part (varieties and their distinctive features) - a practical part (stylistic analysis of a sample text) A written assignment during the course.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2004, recent)
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