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STYLE
The term "style" is polysemantic (has many meanings): a Latin word "stilus" originally meant a writing instrument used by
ancient people. Already in classical Latin the meaning was extended to denote the manner of expressing one's ideas in written or
oral form. Jonathan Swift defined style as "proper words in proper places". In present day English the word "style" is used in about
a dozen of principle meanings:
1. the characteristic manner in which a writer expresses his/her ideas (e.g. style of Byron)
2. the manner of expressing ideas, characteristic of a literary movement or period
3. the use of language typical of a literary genre (e.g. the style of a comedy, drama, novel).
4. the selective use of language that depends on spheres / areas of human activity (e.g. style of fiction, scientific prose,
newspapers, business correspondence, etc.).
STYLISTICS
Stylistics is the study of s...