AJ2RC_STYL Stylistics

Faculty of Education
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/0/24. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Olga Dontcheva-Navrátilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
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 discusses stylistic variation in English; it focuses on the identification of 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. Style and Stylistics. Functional styles in English. Linguistic description of a text. 2. The language of conversation. 3. Stylized dialogue. Speech and thought presentation in fiction. 4. Scientific prose style. Humanities vs. exact sciences. Reviews. 5. Academic vs. popular science texts. 6. The language of administrative texts. Forms. Formal letters. 7. Legal English. 8. Public speaking. 9. The language of the press. Newspaper headlines. 10. Newsreports and editorials. Broadsheets and tabloids. 11. Advertisements and announcements.
Literature
  • Knittlová, Dagmar. Funkční styly v angličtině a češtině, Olomouc
  • VERDONK, Peter. Stylistics. first published. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002, xiii, 124. ISBN 9780194372404. info
  • URBANOVÁ, Ludmila and Andrew OAKLAND. Úvod do anglické stylistiky. 1. vyd. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2002, 145 s. ISBN 80-86598-33-0. info
  • SHORT, Mick. Exploring the language of poems, plays and prose. London: Longman, 1996, xiii, 399. ISBN 0582291305. 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
  • LEECH, Geoffrey N. A linguistic guide to English poetry. Harlow: Longman, 1969, xv, 237. ISBN 0582550130. 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 Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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