1 The Concern of Stylistics
1.1 Stylisties
1.2 Language
1.3 Aspects of the Speech Event
1.4 Language Varieties and Function
1.5 Style
1.6 The Study of Style
1.7 The Concern of Stylistic Study
1.8 Stylistics and Other Spheres of Study
2 The Need for Stylistic Study
2.1 Stylistic Study Helps Cultivate a Sense of Appropriateness
2.2 Stylistic Study Sharpens the Understanding and Appreciation of Literary Works
2.3 Stylistic Study Helps Achieve Adaptation in Translation
3 Varieties of Language
3.1 Two Kinds of Varieties
3.2 Dialects
3.3 Registers
3.4 The Mutual Dependence Between Register and Dialect
3.5 The Social Meaning of Language Varieties Linguistic Description
4.1 The Aims of Stylistics in Linguistic Descrip-tion
4.2 Levels of Language
4.3 Stylistic Features
4.4 Procedure of Linguistic Description
4.5 The Practical Description and Analysis in This Book
5 Formal vs Informal Language
5.1 The Interpersonal Function of Language
5.2 Degrees of Formality
5.3 Functional Tenor and Degrees of Formality
5.4 Martin Joos’Classification
5.5 Speech Situation and Formality
5.6 Formality and Linguistic Features
5.7 Sets of Co-occurring Features
5.8 Involved vs Informational Texts
5.9 Tenors. Field, and Mode
6 Spoken vs Written Language
6.1 Striking Differences
6.2 Stylistic Differences
6.3 Examples of Contrast
6.4 More Delicate Distinctions Amongst Modes of Discourse
6.5 Mode. Field, and Tenors
7 The English of Conversation
7.l Necessity of Studying Speech
7.2 Necessity of Studying Conversation
7.3 Object of Study
7.4 An Adapted Way of Transcription
7.5 A Sample Text of Casual Conversation
7.6 General Features
7.7 Stylistic Features in Terms of Levels of Language
7.8 Summary
7.9 Other Kinds of Conversation
8 The English of Public Speech
8.1 Scope of Public Speech
8.2 A Sample Text for Analysis
8.3 General Features of Public Speech
8.4 Stylistic Features of Public Speech
9 The English of Advertising
9.1 Advertising English as a Variety
9.2 Newspaper Advertising
9.3 Radio Advertising
9.4 Television Advertising
10 The English of News Reporting
10.1 The English of News Reporting as a Variety 10.2 Two Sample Texts for Analysis
10.3 General Features of Newspaper Reporting
10.4 Stylistic Features of Newspaper Reporting
10.5 Stylistic Features of Radio and Television News
11 The English of Science and Technology
11.1 The Scope of the English of Science and Tech-nology
11.2 Sample Texts for Analysis
11.3 General Features of EST
11.4 Stylistic Features of EST
11.5 Features of Spoken EST
12 The English of Legal Documents
12.1 The English of Legal Documents as a Variety
12.2 Sample Texts for Analysis
12.3 Stylistic Features of Legal English
13 The English of Literature (Ⅰ) — General Remarks
13.1 Literature as Language Art
13.2 Literary Language and Ordinary Language
13.3 Literary English as a Variety
14 The English of Literature (Ⅱ) —The Language of Fiction
14.1 Manipulation of Semantic Roles
14.2 Creation of Images and Symbols
14.3 Preference in Diction
14.4 Artistic Manipulation of Sentence Variety and Rhythm
14.5 Employment of Various Points of View
14.6 The Subtle Workings of Authorial Tone
14.7 Various Ways of Presenting Speech and Thought
15 The English of Literature (Ⅲ) — The Language of Drama
15.1 Manipulation of the Naturalness of Characters’ Speech
15.2 Exploitation of Different Speech Act, Turn-taking and Politeness Patterns
15.3 Use of Assumptions, Presuppositions and Conversational Implicative
16 The English of Literature (Ⅳ) —The Language of Poetry
16.1 Various Devices for Compression
16.2 Extreme Care in Word Choice
16.3 Free Arrangement of Word Order
16.4 Lexical and Syntactical Repetition
16.5 Full Manipulation of Sound Effects
16.6 The Manipulation of Sight
16.7 Analysis of Poems at All Levels
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