AJ32054 Selected Topics in Stylistics

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2005
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 20 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
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: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those 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, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
1. Introduction. Def. of style and stylistics 2. Functional styles: scientific and technical English. Synopses. 3. Administrative style. Letters, instructions. 4. Legal documents 5. The language of media (journalese). Newspapers 6. The language of media. Advertising. 7.Dialogic structure in prose. 8. Style in popular fiction ERATURA BOOKS to study: -------------- These are very often available only in one copy. As there is a whole range of them, they may be well complementing each other and thus enable you to contribute creatively to the discussion in the class. Some books are available at the Pedagogical Facultz. Beaugrande, R.de: Text production. Toward a science of composition. .Coulthart, R.M. et Sinclair, : Towards an analysis of discourse: the English used by teachers and pupils. .Crystal, D., Davy, D.: Investigating English Style Dijk, van.: Text and Context: explorations in the semantics and pragmatics of discourse Edsmondson,W.: Spoken discourse, a model for analysis Grimes, J.E.:Papers on discourse Ghadessy. M.: Registers of written English Fairclough : Language and power Fowler,R.: Language in the news Fowler, R. The languages of literature Fowler, R. Understanding language Halliday,M.: Introduction to functional grammar Knittlova,D. : Chapters from English Stylistics Kress, G. Language as ideology Leech, : Linguistic guide to English poetry Nash,W.: Language in popular fiction
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction. Def. of style and stylistics 2. The language of religion and political speech. Role of prosody. 3. Functional styles: scientific and technical English. Synopses. 4. Administrative style. Letters, instructions. 5. Legal documents 6. The language of media (journalese). Newspapers 7. The language of media. Advertising. 8. Narrative structure (in a short narrative). 9. Dialogic structure in prose. 10. Style in popular fiction 11. Ideologies and Metalanguages: the language of criticism. 12. Test LITERATURA BOOKS to study: -------------- These are very often available only in one copy. As there is a whole range of them, they may be well complementing each other and thus enable you to contribute creatively to the discussion in the class. Some books are available at the Pedagogical Facultz. Beaugrande, R.de: Text production. Toward a science of composition. .Coulthart, R.M. et Sinclair, : Towards an analysis of discourse: the English used by teachers and pupils. .Crystal, D., Davy, D.: Investigating English Style Dijk, van.: Text and Context: explorations in the semantics and pragmatics of discourse Edsmondson,W.: Spoken discourse, a model for analysis Grimes, J.E.:Papers on discourse Ghadessy. M.: Registers of written English Fairclough : Language and power Fowler,R.: Language in the news Fowler, R. The languages of literature Fowler, R. Understanding language Halliday,M.: Introduction to functional grammar Knittlova,D. : Chapters from English Stylistics Kress, G. Language as ideology Leech, : Linguistic guide to English poetry Nash,W.: Language in popular fiction
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every other week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Autumn 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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