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高中英语阅读理解文体分析优秀PPT
• [4]、应用文。
• 英语应用文属于实用型文体，如书信、通知、日 记、广告等。应用文阅读要注意文中具体细节的把 握与理解，弄清作者所传达的实际信息及表达的具 体内容。
• 阅读时采取速读与精读相结合的方法，力求快速精 确地查出试题所设置的关键内容。
具有名词与形容词两种词性的后缀 具有名词与形容词两种词性的后缀 英语说明文的总体结构通常为三部份，说明对象、说明过程和归纳总结。
1.具有名词与形容词两种词性的后缀
-ent 形容词：existent, dependent, emergent 名词： resident, patient
-ic 形容词：periodic, cubic立方形的, 立方体的, magnetic磁性的, electronic 名词：critic评论者、批评家, mechanic技工、机 械师, logic逻辑, rhetoric 修辞学
中心论点的位置是理解议论文的关键。
• [2]、议论文。 • 其论证的常见结构方式有： • 1，总分式 总---分；分----总；总----分---
总；
• 2，并列式 几个论据之间属于平等关系； • 3，递进式 几个论据之间属于递进关系 • 4，对照式 把两种事物加以对比，以彰显
其中一种；
• [3]、说明文。 • 英语说明文的总体结构通常为三部份，说明对象、
英语记叙文以描写叙述为主，主要描写人物、事件、地点、或过程。 形容词：feminine女性的、阴柔的, riverine 河流的
把握程度不同，从而在有限的时间内抓住文章的脉 名词：heroine女主角，doctrine教义，routine程序、常规
observatory 天文台
llaabvaotroartyor盥搏y 实洗验室，室 获取准确信息，以此提高阅读答题的准确率；
英语文体学Chapter1Introduction
❖Plato: Rhetoric is "the art of winning the soul by discourse."
❖Aristotle: Rhetoric is "the faculty of discovering in any particular case all of the available means of persuasion."
(Qian Yuan)
第十三页，共43页。
1.2 Emergence of Stylistics as an Interdisciplinary Field of Study
❖English Stylistics is often regarded as a discipline that is “both old and young”.
第十五页，共43页。
1.2 Emergence of Stylistics as an Interdisciplinary Field of Study
❖Dating back to 5 B.C., Greek orators and sophists regarded rhetoric as oratory.
❖The second revolution is the one in literary criticism.
❖Ivor Armstrong Richards ❖Practical Criticism ❖He called for a more objective
approach to literary texts, and established an approach to poetry which depended on close reading of the text.
❖Aristotle: Rhetoric is "the faculty of discovering in any particular case all of the available means of persuasion."
(Qian Yuan)
第十三页，共43页。
1.2 Emergence of Stylistics as an Interdisciplinary Field of Study
❖English Stylistics is often regarded as a discipline that is “both old and young”.
第十五页，共43页。
1.2 Emergence of Stylistics as an Interdisciplinary Field of Study
❖Dating back to 5 B.C., Greek orators and sophists regarded rhetoric as oratory.
❖The second revolution is the one in literary criticism.
❖Ivor Armstrong Richards ❖Practical Criticism ❖He called for a more objective
approach to literary texts, and established an approach to poetry which depended on close reading of the text.
文体学3(3)PPT课件
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Metaphor
➢ A metaphor, like a simile, also makes a comparison between two unlike elements, but unlike a simile, this comparison is implied rather than stated.
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Feminine:
➢ Nature—Mother Nature
➢ Earth--- Mother Earth
➢ morning– Aurora; daughter of the dawn;
➢ evening– the pale child, Eve
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➢ night– empress of silence, and the queen sleep; leading her mother
arms: part of the body; weapons.
row: to row a boat; a row of houses
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➢ There are also words which have more than one basic meaning, or have developed figurative meanings:
We stuck, nor breath nor
motion;
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.
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➢ And then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school… (W. Shakespeare: As You Like It)
英语文体学-第十章-News-ReportingPPT演示课件
Graphological Features
(1)Masthead---Box---White Space (2)Contrast in headlines: •Flush left •Drop form •Inverted pyramid form •Centered form •Overline/kicker •Subhead •Jump head (3)The use of punctuation
•His parents were great people,of course,but their way of living was too materialistic.All they thought about was work,make the payments on a house,and gripe about inflation. Not for him. He had discovered a new freedom of thought.
• Newspaper • Function ternor: to tell us news • Mode: is written to be read with the eye • Personal ternor: its different cateories and different formats
present different degrees of formality.
The English of News Reporting as a Variety
• News by Radio and Television • They are commonly referred to as newscasts which are
英语文体学Chapter-3-Surface-Structure-Deviation
meaning.
3.2 Graphological Deviation
Example 6
L(a le af fa ll s) one l iness
The visual effect of this poem is obvious. The lines of poetry imitate the falling of a leaf in late autumn, which is suggestive of the meaning of ‘loneliness’.
3.1 Phonological Deviation
❖3.1.2 Mispronunciation & Sub-Standard Pronunciation
❖E.g. T. Dreiser, Sister Carrie An old Irish woman ye → you murthering → murdering divil → devil thafe → thief
❖The use of mispronunciation and substandard pronunciation may help to vividly describe a character. And substandard language is perceived as more forceful, more direct in expression for standard language is perceived as more civilized, more educated than the substandard one, and sometimes more indirect.
the
Apocope
3.2 Graphological Deviation
Example 6
L(a le af fa ll s) one l iness
The visual effect of this poem is obvious. The lines of poetry imitate the falling of a leaf in late autumn, which is suggestive of the meaning of ‘loneliness’.
3.1 Phonological Deviation
❖3.1.2 Mispronunciation & Sub-Standard Pronunciation
❖E.g. T. Dreiser, Sister Carrie An old Irish woman ye → you murthering → murdering divil → devil thafe → thief
❖The use of mispronunciation and substandard pronunciation may help to vividly describe a character. And substandard language is perceived as more forceful, more direct in expression for standard language is perceived as more civilized, more educated than the substandard one, and sometimes more indirect.
the
Apocope
英语文体学ppt-Varieties in relation to attitude
politeness
Politeness refers to
How languages expressed the social distance between the speakers and their different role-relationships;
How face-work,that is,the attempt to establish,maintain,and save face during conversation,is carried out in a speech community
The consultative style
①Excuse me, how can I get to the nearest metro station?
②A: What can I do for you? B: I’d like to buy some primary taste yogurt .
In English,degrees of politeness are indicated by intonation patterns address forms and some other markers. A rising tone or a falling-rising tone used in commands,invitations,greetings or farewells,often indicates politeness. Excuse me? Thank you! It is very kind of you!
Chapter 6
Varieties in relation to attitude
Degrees of formality
英语文体学案例分析概要1幻灯片PPT
2. formal terms: there are also formal terms to mark the high degree of formality and objectivity of the news, e.g:design, jointly launched by … the website , the Ministry of Public Security.
3.concrete figures are given to make the news clear in meaning and easy to understand, e.g. The youngest child am实o用文n档g the six went missing
Graphological Features
"The parents of the missing children authorized us to
post their information on our products in July. So far we
have produced 500,000 bottles, most of which are being
The campaຫໍສະໝຸດ gn, which is being jointly launched by the water company and Baobeihuijia , China's best-known online platform for finding missing children, is outfitting water bottles with the photos and 实p用e文r档sonal information of six
3.concrete figures are given to make the news clear in meaning and easy to understand, e.g. The youngest child am实o用文n档g the six went missing
Graphological Features
"The parents of the missing children authorized us to
post their information on our products in July. So far we
have produced 500,000 bottles, most of which are being
The campaຫໍສະໝຸດ gn, which is being jointly launched by the water company and Baobeihuijia , China's best-known online platform for finding missing children, is outfitting water bottles with the photos and 实p用e文r档sonal information of six
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(Edgar Allan Poe)
他的眼睛紧盯着他，一脸严肃得像石头。
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"... a succession of startled substitutes had stood before them, ducked, winced and fled."
(Edward Blishen)
一连串吓坏了的代课老师曾站在他们的面前，像鸭子一样闪
过去的事，一切都同梦幻一般消失。 她展眉而笑，宛如轻风拂起湖面的涟漪。
（于敏《西湖印影》）
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泉水澄净碧绿，像泻玉泼翠一样。 （吴伯箫《难老泉》）
他们上树的本领可真不错，差不多比得上猿猴。 （吴伯箫《野孩子》）
新雨之后，苍翠如濯的山岗，云气弥漫，仿佛罩着轻纱的少 妇，显得那么忧郁，沉默。 （钟梅音《乡居闲情》）
小园里，春色如醇酒。 （王怡之《绿》）
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隐喻Metaphor
The light music of whisky falling into glasses made an agreeable interlude.
(James Joyce)
注入酒杯的威士忌就像轻音乐成了宜人的插 曲。
"His eyes were bent fixedly before him and throughout his whole countenance there reigned a stony rigidity."
• 汉语常用的比喻词有“像、如、犹如、如同、比、好比、 似乎、似的、仿佛、犹、若、一样、一般”等等。
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I wondered lonely like a cloud. (William Wordsworth)
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其中一种；
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• [3]、说明文。 • 英语说明文的总体结构通常为三部份，说明对象、
说明过程和归纳总结。常见的说明方法： • 1，定义与诠释说明； • 2，举例与引用说明； • 3，分类与图表说明；、 • 4，比较与比喻说明； • 5，分析与综合说明；
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• [3]、说明文。
1）具有...性质的（通常为贬义）
bookish书呆子气的 辨析：childish, childly, childlike
manish, manly, manlike 2）稍微的 coldish微冷的, yellowish偏黄的 3）语言 English, Finish, Spanish
2. 动词
establish, diminish使缩小，vanish消失, flourish使
• 描写手法大多按时间跨度、空间顺序、上下顺序来 展开。
• 阅读记叙文体应采取掠读和扫读的方法，快速抓住 文中描写的主要内容，从整体上去把握文章的连贯 性，进而大体上揣测出作者的写作意图及情感主线。 高考阅读就记叙文设题大多以细节理解为主。
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• [2]、议论文。
• 英语议论文通常为三段式，即“论点、论据、结论” 三部份组成。首先借助某一现象引出论点，然后通过 一定论据从各个层面上加以推理论证，最后得出结论。 议论文体主要考查学生对论点及论据的把握。因此， 遇到议论文体时，应采取抓主题句的方法来把握文章 主旨，弄清作者的观点。一般来说，作者的论点通常 在文章首段被引出，接着是对这一论点的逻辑推理和 论证，最后为结论。还应注意的是：在对论点论证的 过程中，每一段的首句都是该段的主题句。把握全文 论点、弄清论证各段的主题句、理解文章层次、找出
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• [3]、说明文。 • 英语说明文的总体结构通常为三部份，说明对象、
说明过程和归纳总结。常见的说明方法： • 1，定义与诠释说明； • 2，举例与引用说明； • 3，分类与图表说明；、 • 4，比较与比喻说明； • 5，分析与综合说明；
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• [3]、说明文。
1）具有...性质的（通常为贬义）
bookish书呆子气的 辨析：childish, childly, childlike
manish, manly, manlike 2）稍微的 coldish微冷的, yellowish偏黄的 3）语言 English, Finish, Spanish
2. 动词
establish, diminish使缩小，vanish消失, flourish使
• 描写手法大多按时间跨度、空间顺序、上下顺序来 展开。
• 阅读记叙文体应采取掠读和扫读的方法，快速抓住 文中描写的主要内容，从整体上去把握文章的连贯 性，进而大体上揣测出作者的写作意图及情感主线。 高考阅读就记叙文设题大多以细节理解为主。
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• [2]、议论文。
• 英语议论文通常为三段式，即“论点、论据、结论” 三部份组成。首先借助某一现象引出论点，然后通过 一定论据从各个层面上加以推理论证，最后得出结论。 议论文体主要考查学生对论点及论据的把握。因此， 遇到议论文体时，应采取抓主题句的方法来把握文章 主旨，弄清作者的观点。一般来说，作者的论点通常 在文章首段被引出，接着是对这一论点的逻辑推理和 论证，最后为结论。还应注意的是：在对论点论证的 过程中，每一段的首句都是该段的主题句。把握全文 论点、弄清论证各段的主题句、理解文章层次、找出
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Components
Description +interpretation +evaluation The most important thing is to remember there is actually no rigid and fixed procedure of stylistic analysis of literary work. Linguistic observation and literary insight proceeds from each other and enhances each other and they form a cyclic motion.
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Course description:
Stylistics is a branch of linguistics which applies the theory and methodology of modern linguistics to the study of style. In a much broader sense, it deals with the study of all kinds of writing/varieties of English.
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❖ Major topics to be discussed:
1. What is stylistics? What is stylistics meant to do? What is style? 2. Phonological stylistic markers 3. Lexical stylistic markers 4. Grammatical stylistic markers 5. Norm and deviation 6. Varieties of English 7. Practical style
advertising文体学PPT课件
The English of Advertising
王洁 20113571
王巍 20113572
吴晓芬 20113573
严言格 2- 0113575
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The English of Advertising
I. Introduction of Advertising English II.Advertising English as a Variety III.Newspaper Advertising IV.Radio Advertising V.Television Advertising
• With your fingertips, pat a small amount of blush onto the apple of your cheeks. Use feathery strokes to blend gently from your cheekbones to your temples. To build color intensity, apply more blush.
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①②Prominent use of pictures
pictures
advertised procuct potential customer service being offered
half or even two-thirds of the space
attractive
in the sample:charming lady(two functions)
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美宝莲
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品牌故事
美宝莲（Maybeline）的起源浪漫唯美。1915年，托马斯·威廉 （Thomas L. Williams）发现自己的妹妹梅布尔（Mabel）对已 有女朋友的切特（Chet）心生爱慕。不忍妹妹苦受单相思的煎 熬，这位当时年仅19岁的哥哥，便立誓要让妹妹的感情找到美 好的归宿。于是，他以一种碳粉加在凡士林中涂于妹妹的睫毛
王洁 20113571
王巍 20113572
吴晓芬 20113573
严言格 2- 0113575
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The English of Advertising
I. Introduction of Advertising English II.Advertising English as a Variety III.Newspaper Advertising IV.Radio Advertising V.Television Advertising
• With your fingertips, pat a small amount of blush onto the apple of your cheeks. Use feathery strokes to blend gently from your cheekbones to your temples. To build color intensity, apply more blush.
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①②Prominent use of pictures
pictures
advertised procuct potential customer service being offered
half or even two-thirds of the space
attractive
in the sample:charming lady(two functions)
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美宝莲
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品牌故事
美宝莲（Maybeline）的起源浪漫唯美。1915年，托马斯·威廉 （Thomas L. Williams）发现自己的妹妹梅布尔（Mabel）对已 有女朋友的切特（Chet）心生爱慕。不忍妹妹苦受单相思的煎 熬，这位当时年仅19岁的哥哥，便立誓要让妹妹的感情找到美 好的归宿。于是，他以一种碳粉加在凡士林中涂于妹妹的睫毛
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Middle Eng.(1100~1500)— The Canterbury Tales
Modern Eng. (1500~now)— W. Shakespeare; Samuel Johnson
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3.2 Dialects
3.2.3 Regional dialect
Different speech patterns in different places
Accent (伦敦小伙儿模仿全球24种英语口音) English— British Eng.
American Eng. Differences: phonology, graphology,
vocabulary, grammar (p.27-28)
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3.2 Dialects
3.2.4 Social dialect
and dialect
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Social meaning of language
varieties
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3.1 Two kinds of varieties
Language is used in a context
Language in use is determined by a variety of situations
discourse
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3.2 Dialects
3.2.1 Individual dialect — Idiolect
One’s own features of speech/writing habits Voice quality Pitch & stress patterns Lexical items Grammatical structures ---- xx’s language/style
Modern Eng. (1500~now)— W. Shakespeare; Samuel Johnson
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3.2 Dialects
3.2.3 Regional dialect
Different speech patterns in different places
Accent (伦敦小伙儿模仿全球24种英语口音) English— British Eng.
American Eng. Differences: phonology, graphology,
vocabulary, grammar (p.27-28)
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3.2 Dialects
3.2.4 Social dialect
and dialect
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Social meaning of language
varieties
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3.1 Two kinds of varieties
Language is used in a context
Language in use is determined by a variety of situations
discourse
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3.2 Dialects
3.2.1 Individual dialect — Idiolect
One’s own features of speech/writing habits Voice quality Pitch & stress patterns Lexical items Grammatical structures ---- xx’s language/style
文体学 Varieties.ppt
as significant for people in deciding whether they
and others belong to a particular class.
b) Ethnic Varieties
Hispanic English
Affected by first language
the language of Shakespeare)
Authoritarian English (1650-1800)
Mature Modern English (1800-1920)
Late Modern English (1920-present)
3) Regional Dialect BrE / AmE (PP. 27-28) AmE
Differences between male and female
speech (Ten features of women's
language use)(Lakoff,1975):
1. hedge (sort of, kind of);
2. use (super) polite forms, indirect (would you please?
6. use hypercorrect grammar and pronunciation (including ungrammatical forms, like between you and I [standard syntax = between you and me]);
7. are poor at recounting jokes ;
Also
General American (Standard American)
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Forms of composition
3. Exposition（说明文): to expose, or to present and explain information, ideas and opinions
One day down on the farm, something funny happened. My cousin and I got into big trouble with his dad. It all had to do with pigs.
It was one of those hot, peaceful days. We were harvesting fruit to sell. The pig pens were near the orchard. The pigs were always allowed to eat the window falls under the tree. But this time, when harvest was over, they escaped and got into the baskets.
Shorter, incomplete, Longer, repetition, pause Complete,
Complex structures
Vocabulary Nonsensical words Longer, formal (eh, aha, etc.), less formal
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Forms of composition
characteristics and features) Diction (vividness)
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Example: Life on a Farm (Description)
Forms of composition
3. Exposition（说明文): to expose, or to present and explain information, ideas and opinions
One day down on the farm, something funny happened. My cousin and I got into big trouble with his dad. It all had to do with pigs.
It was one of those hot, peaceful days. We were harvesting fruit to sell. The pig pens were near the orchard. The pigs were always allowed to eat the window falls under the tree. But this time, when harvest was over, they escaped and got into the baskets.
Shorter, incomplete, Longer, repetition, pause Complete,
Complex structures
Vocabulary Nonsensical words Longer, formal (eh, aha, etc.), less formal
.
Forms of composition
characteristics and features) Diction (vividness)
.
Example: Life on a Farm (Description)
文体学第三课PPT课件
Making sure of the denotative meaning of a word sometimes must depend on the context.
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e.g. : “It is your boy, my Lord.”
“是伺候你的小伙计， 大人”
“ It is your Lord, my boy”
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Contextualization requires proper words in proper situation and the texts of different styles demand different words which in their long time use acquire stylistic coloring.
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Connotation is much more complicated than denotation.
sun------ warm and bright
flower ------ beautiful
Connotation of a word is not fixed , but undergoes changes with the passage of time.
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e.g.
Hiroshima My spoon was lifted when the bomb came down That left no face, no hand , no spoon to hold. Two hundred thousand died in my home town. This came to pass before my soup was cold.
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e.g. : “It is your boy, my Lord.”
“是伺候你的小伙计， 大人”
“ It is your Lord, my boy”
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Contextualization requires proper words in proper situation and the texts of different styles demand different words which in their long time use acquire stylistic coloring.
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Connotation is much more complicated than denotation.
sun------ warm and bright
flower ------ beautiful
Connotation of a word is not fixed , but undergoes changes with the passage of time.
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e.g.
Hiroshima My spoon was lifted when the bomb came down That left no face, no hand , no spoon to hold. Two hundred thousand died in my home town. This came to pass before my soup was cold.
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e.g., the participant, time, place, topic, etc. of the communicative event, from very formal to very informal
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Definition of style
2. The register语域, which refers to the special variety of language used by a particular social group that may have a common profession, e.g., doctors, lawyers, teachers, or the same interests, e.g., football fans, etc
Language and Literature, Routledge, 2000.
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胡壮麟，《理论文体学》，
北京：外语教学与研究出版社，1999。
胡壮麟、刘世生，《西方文体学辞典》，
北京：清华大学出版社，2004。
刘世生，《西方文体学论纲》，
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Definition of style
3. The set of linguistic features that seem to be characteristic of a text, e.g., the style of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, or of an author, e.g., Miltonic style
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What is your definition of style?
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Definition of style
2. The register语域, which refers to the special variety of language used by a particular social group that may have a common profession, e.g., doctors, lawyers, teachers, or the same interests, e.g., football fans, etc
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3. The set of linguistic features that seem to be characteristic of a text, e.g., the style of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, or of an author, e.g., Miltonic style
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What is your definition of style?
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General stylistics: concentrating on the general features of various types of language use, including literary discourses and other practical styles
General stylistics
Some Senses of style
1) A man's style is his mind's voice. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
2) Proper words in proper places makes the true definition of a style. (Jonathan Swift)
Introduction to Stylistics
I. Introduction
What is stylistics? Modern Stylistics:
General Stylistics, Literary Stylistics
The Scope of Studies
Literary stylistics: concentrating on the unique features of various literary works, such as poem, novel, prose, drama…
Some Senses of style
5) Style is a shell surrounding a preexisting core of thought. It is regarded as an addition to a central core of thought or expression. (Nils Erik Enkvist)）
可以互相讨论下，但要小声点
Concepts of Style
• A person’s distinctive language habits, or the set of individual e
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 style the style of legal document the style of news reporting
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.”
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.
大家有疑问的，可以询问和交流
Some Senses of style
6) Style is choice. It is the choice between alterative expressions. (Nils Erik Enkvist)
7) Style is a set of individual characteristics. It is the man himself. (Nils Erik Enkvist)
3) Style is the very thought itself. (Nils Erik Enkvist)
4) Style is ingratiation. It involves saying the right thing in the most effective way. (Nils Erik Enkvist)
Genres: news reports, advertisements, public speeches, scientific treatises, legal documents and other practical styles…
Attitudes: formal and informal language Media of communication: spoken English,
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.
written English, e-discourse Regions: British English, American English and
other regional dialects Social groups: standard and non-standard
language ( varieties of language)
General stylistics
Some Senses of style
1) A man's style is his mind's voice. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
2) Proper words in proper places makes the true definition of a style. (Jonathan Swift)
Introduction to Stylistics
I. Introduction
What is stylistics? Modern Stylistics:
General Stylistics, Literary Stylistics
The Scope of Studies
Literary stylistics: concentrating on the unique features of various literary works, such as poem, novel, prose, drama…
Some Senses of style
5) Style is a shell surrounding a preexisting core of thought. It is regarded as an addition to a central core of thought or expression. (Nils Erik Enkvist)）
可以互相讨论下，但要小声点
Concepts of Style
• A person’s distinctive language habits, or the set of individual e
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 style the style of legal document the style of news reporting
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.”
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.
大家有疑问的，可以询问和交流
Some Senses of style
6) Style is choice. It is the choice between alterative expressions. (Nils Erik Enkvist)
7) Style is a set of individual characteristics. It is the man himself. (Nils Erik Enkvist)
3) Style is the very thought itself. (Nils Erik Enkvist)
4) Style is ingratiation. It involves saying the right thing in the most effective way. (Nils Erik Enkvist)
Genres: news reports, advertisements, public speeches, scientific treatises, legal documents and other practical styles…
Attitudes: formal and informal language Media of communication: spoken English,
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.
written English, e-discourse Regions: British English, American English and
other regional dialects Social groups: standard and non-standard
language ( varieties of language)