Chapter 1 Style and Stylistics.ppt

Introduction to Stylistics I. Introduction What is stylistics? Modern Stylistics: General Stylistics: Studying the stylistic features of the main varieties of language. Literary Stylistics: Concentrating on unique features of various types of language use. The Scope of Studies 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, legal 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 ( varieties of language) Books for Reference 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》 I. Style and 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.” I. Style and Stylistics “When I was a gal, they made a hole in each end and sucked.” I. Style and Stylistics When his dad died, Peter had to get another job. After his father’s death, Peter had to change his job. On the decease of his father, Mr Brown was obliged to seek alternative employment. Concepts of Style A person’s distinctive language habits, or the set of individual characteristics of language use e.g. Hemingway’s style Henry James’s style Mark Twain’s style 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 s