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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