AJ32054 Selected Topics in English Stylistics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renáta Tomášková, Dr. (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
each even Friday 14:10–15:45 VP
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 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course presents stylistics as a part of the linguistics of text, introduces a variety of approaches towards an analysis of linguistic style and includes applications of the methodologies in analyses of authentic English texts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Stylistics as part of text linguistics, text as a basic unit of linguistic communication and stylistic analysis, the concept of style, context and levels of stylistic analysis; dimensions of situational constraint (Halliday, Crystal and Davy) and the concepts of variety and register.
  • 2. Spoken discourse: language of conversation and orality features, the use of orality features as a communication strategy.
  • 3. Written discourse: stylistics of non-literary and literary texts; professional and mass media discourse; linguistic analysis of literary texts.
Literature
    required literature
  • URBANOVÁ, L. On Expressing Meaning in English Conversation. Semantic Indeterminacy. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2003.
  • CRYSTAL, D., DAVY, D. Investigating English Style. Essex: Longman, 1995
  • HALLIDAY, M.A.K., HASAN, R. Language, Context and Text. Oxford: OUP. 1989
    recommended literature
  • IEDEMA, R. The language of administration: organizing human activity in formal institutions. In F. Christie & J. R. Martin (eds.) Genre and Institutions. Social Processes in the Workplace and School (pp. 73–100). London and New York: Continuum, 1997.
  • FAIRCLOUGH, N. Media Discourse. London: Ewald Arnold, 1995.
  • FOWLER, R. Language in the News: Language and Ideology in the Press. London: 2002
  • LOVE, A. G., PAYNE, M. Contemporary Essays on Style. Glenview: Scott, Foresman and Pragensia. Vol. XII/2, 2002. Routledge, 1991.
  • ONG, W. J. Orality and Literacy. The Technologizing of the Word. London and New York: Methuen Co. Ltd., 1982.
  • URBANOVÁ, L. Implicit and Explicit Dialogue Structure in Fiction. In: Linguistica
  • DANEŠ, F. Typy tematických posloupností v textu. Slovo a slovesnost, 29, 1968.
  • VACHEK, J. Chapters from Modern Lexicology and Stylistics. Praha: SPN, 1991.
  • DUŠKOVÁ, L. On some functional and stylistic aspects of the passive voice in present-day Writing. In Studies in the English Language 2. Praha: Karolinum, 1999.
  • SRPOVÁ, H., BARTOŠEK, J., ČMEJRKOVÁ, S., JAKLOVÁ, A., PÁCL, P. Persuasion through Words and Images. Ostrava: Repronis, 2007.
  • HALLIDAY, M.A.K. Language as social semiotics. The social interpretation of language and meaning. Bath: The Pitman Press, 1978.
  • BELL, A. The Language of the News Media. Oxford: Blackwell, 1991.
  • LEECH, G. N., SHORT, M. H. Style in Fiction. London: Longman, 1981.
  • CRYSTAL, D. Language and the Internet.. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
  • URBANOVÁ, L. Stylistika anglického jazyka. Brno: Barrister and Principal, 2008.
  • CHOVANEC, J. The (un)conventional use of the simple past tense in news headlines. In Patterns. A Festschrift for Libuše Dušková. Vyd. 1. Praha : Charles University in Prague, 2005.
  • KNITTLOVÁ, D. Teorie překladu. Olomouc, 1995.
  • HOFFMANNOVÁ, J. Stylistika a .. Praha, 1997.
  • FAIRCLOUGH, N. Language and Power. London: Longman, 1989.
  • SIMPSON, P. Stylistics. A resource book for students. London: Routledge, 2004.
  • WALES, K. A Dictionary of Stylistics. Harlow: Pearson Education Ltd., 2001.
  • VACHEK, J. A Linguistic Characterology of Modern English. Praha: SPN, 1992.
  • DUŠKOVÁ, L. The Compound and Complex Sentence in English Fiction and Scientific English. In Studies in the English Language 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1999.
  • CLARK, U. An Introduction to Stylistics. Cheltenham: Stanley Thornes Ltd., 1996. Company, 1969.
  • URBANOVÁ, L., OAKLAND, A. Úvod do anglické stylistiky. Brno: Barrister and Principal, Brno: MU, 2003.
  • COOK, G. The Discourse of Advertising. London: Routledge, 2003.
  • TANNEN, D. (ed.) Spoken and Written Language: Exploring Orality and Literacy. New Jersey: Ablex Publishing Corporation, 1982.
Teaching methods
lecture, group discussion, text analysis
Assessment methods
Attendance, a research paper based on a stylistic analysis of an authentic text or a series of authentic texts
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
General note: Tento kurz je určen pouze studentům doktorského studia! This course is designated for PhD students ONLY!.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Autumn 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Autumn 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2025.
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