The Object of Stylistics 2 Points for discussion:

The Object of Stylistics

2 Points for discussion: Problems of stylistic research. Stylistics of language and speech. Types of stylistic research and branches of stylistics. Stylistics and other linguistic disciplines. Stylistic neutrality and stylistic colouring. Stylistic function notion.

3 Stylistics studies the principles, and effect of choice and usage of different language elements in rendering thought and emotion under different conditions of communication

4 The main problems of stylistics the aesthetic function of language; expressive means in language; synonymous ways of rendering one and the same idea; emotional colouring in language; a system of special devices called stylistic devices; the splitting of the literary language into separate systems called style; the interrelation between language and thought; the individual manner of an author in making use of the language

5 Stylistics stylistics of language (permanent or inherent stylistic properties of language elements) stylistics of speech (stylistic properties, which appear in a context, called adherent )

6 Branches of stylistics Literary stylistics Linguistic stylistics Comparative stylistics Decoding stylistics Functional stylistics The level-forming branches: Stylistic lexicology Phonostylistics Stylistic grammar

7 Stylistics and other linguistic disciplines

8 Stylistic connotations may be inherent or adherent A luxury hotel for dogs is to be opened at Lima, Peru a city of 30.000 dogs. The furry guests will have separate hygienic kennels, top medical care and high standard cuisine, including the best bones. (Mailer) cuisine -»inherently formal (bookish, high-flown); -» adherent connotation in the context— lowered/humorous; bones -» stylistically neutral; -» adherent connotation in the context—elevated/humorous

9 Components of connotative meaning Emotive (He is a BIG boy already!); Evaluative (to sneak means «to move silently and secretly, usu. for a bad purpose - evaluative component bad); Expressive («intensifiers»: absolutely, frightfully, really, quite); Stylistic (archaisms, barbarisms, slang, jargon, etc).