王佐良英语文体学引论.ppt

Introduction; stylistics ; “Take an egg, and make a perforation in the base and a corresponding one in the apex. And then, apply the lips to the aperture, and by frocibly inhaling the breath, the shell is entirely discharged of its contents.”;“When I was a gal, they made a hole in each end and sucked.”;I. Concepts of Style;2. Some or all of the language habits shared by a group of people at one time,or over a period of time. e.g. Elizabethan style the style of legal document the style of news reporting ;3. A characteristic of “good” or “beautiful” literary writings. e.g. ornate style terse style plain style;Definition of style ;II. Concepts of Stylistics ;2. Stylistics is a branch of linguistics which applies the theory and methodology of modern linguistics to the study of style. ;Definition of Stylistics;Linguistic Description;1. The level of phonology / graphology;2. The level of lexis;4. The level of semantics; Literary Stylistics General Stylistics;Literary stylistics: concentrating on the unique features of various literary works,such as poem, novel, prose, drama… General stylistics: concentrating on the general features of various types of language use, including literary discourses and other practical styles ;General stylistics Genres: news reports, advertisements, public speeches, scientific treatises, leagal documents and other practical styles… Attitudes: formal and informal language Media of communication: spoken English, written English, e-discourse Regions: British English, American English and other regional dialects Social groups: standard and non-standard language;IV. A brief introduction to the development of stylistics; 王佐良《英语文体学引论》 秦秀白《英语文体学入门》 钱瑗《实用文体学教程》 王守仁《英语文体学要略》 申丹《文学文体学与小说翻译》 张德禄《功能文体学》;;;V. Stylistics Analysis;VI. The Need For Stylistic Study;Stylistic study helps cultivate a sense of appropriateness* Who speaks what language to whom and when * Proper words in p