AJ12104 Introduction to Stylistics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ12104/A: Thu 14:10–15:45 G32, J. Pelclová
AJ12104/B: Thu 15:50–17:25 G24, J. Pelclová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination || AJ01002 Practical English II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective is to make students understand the functional interpretation and construction of texts. At the end of the course students will be able to:
understand the key concepts and definitions in stylistics;
distinguish different styles;
recognize different linguistic patterns used as stylistic devices;
analyze texts and create various texts by the use of stylistic principles and devices.
Syllabus
  • 1.Defining style, stylistics, genre, register, dialect
  • 2.Stylistics and other linguistic fields
  • 3.Linguistic and Extralinguistic Means of Communication
  • 4.Style of Legal Documents
  • 5.Style of Official Documents and Administrative Style
  • 6.Style of Science, Popular Science
  • 7.Mass Media I: Newspapers
  • 8.Mass Media II: Advertising
  • 9.Political Speeches
  • 10.Conversation
  • 11.‘Fine’ Writing Style I: fiction, drama, prose, poetry
  • 12.‘Fine’ Writing Style II: sit coms, movies
Literature
  • MINÁŘOVÁ, Eva, Marie KRČMOVÁ, Jan CHLOUPEK and Marie ČECHOVÁ. Současná česká stylistika (Stylistics of the Contemporary Czech Language). 1st ed. Praha: ISV nakladatelství, 2003, 342 pp. none. ISBN 80-86642-00-3. info
  • FOWLER, Roger. Language in the news : discourse and ideology in the press. London: Routledge, 1991, x, 254. ISBN 0415014182. info
  • KNITTLOVÁ, Dagmar. Funkční styly v angličtině a češtině. 2nd ed. Olomouc: Filozofická fakulta, 1990, 100 pp. info
  • CARTER, Ronald and Walter NASH. Seeing Through Language. 1st ed. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1990, 265 pp. Language Library. ISBN 0-631-15134-6. info
  • Registers of written English :situational factors and linguistic features. Edited by Mohsen Ghadessy. London: Pinter Publishers, 1988, ix, 184 s. ISBN 0-86187-989-9. info
  • 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: Longmans, 1969, xii, 264. ISBN 0582550114. info
Teaching methods
One 2 hour seminar per week
Assessment methods
Class presentation 20% Final test 80%.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://elf.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/view.php?id=223
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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