AJ12104 Introduction to Stylistics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
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)
PhDr. Jitka Vlčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable of Seminar Groups
AJ12104/A: Thu 15:00–16:35 G31, J. Vlčková
AJ12104/B: Thu 16:40–18:15 G31, J. Vlčková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination
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 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Upon completion of this course the student will have a general knowledge of linguistic patterns used as typical stylistic devices in selected genres and will be able to carry out a critical analysis of a text.
Syllabus
  • 1.Text, style and stylistics. 2.Functional styles: language of science 3.Functional styles: technical English. Synopses. 4.Administrative style. Letters, instructions. 5.Legal documents. 6.Language of media (journalese). Newspapers. 7.Language of media. Advertising. 8.Language of religion and political speech. Role of prosody. 9.Narrative structure (short narrative). 10.Dialogic structure in prose. 11.Popular fiction. 12.Ideologies and metalanguages; criticism
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
  • PROPP, Vladimir Jakovlevič. Morfologie pohádky a jiné studie. Translated by Miroslav Červenka - Marcela Pittermannová - Hana Šmahelová. Vyd. tohoto souboru 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1999, 362 s. ISBN 8086022161. 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
  • SINCLAIR, John McHardy and Richard Malcolm COULTHARD. Towards an analysis of discourse : the English used by teachers and pupils. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975, iv, 163 p. ISBN 0-19-436011-325. 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% Presentation in the written form 20% Essay 60%
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, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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