本书编写的基本思路是归纳性的。因为学生在大学阶段重点仍然是学习最基本的语言知识和技能，语言学和文体学的基本理论知识不足，如果一开始就要学生学习深奥的语言学和文体学的理论，难度很大，也容易使学生失去兴趣。所以，本书采用从感性到理性，从实际语料和手段到理论的方法，一开始就给学生提供大量的真实语料，并对其中的文体特征进行归纳和总结，然后，根据语言的层次，探讨各种语言手段如何使用以取得文体效应，然后谈不同的实用文体和文学文体，最后讲文体和文体学的理论。

本书适合作大学本科生的专业教材和参考书，以及从事英语语言或文学教学的教师和从事英语文体学或文学的研究人员的参考书。

PART ONE THE POTENTIAL STYLISTIC FEATURES

Chapter One Introducing Style

 1.1 A Taste of Style

 1.2 Style as Saying Different Things in Different Contexts

 1.3 Style as Speakers from Different Backgrounds

 1.4 Style as Functions of Texts

 1.5 The Stylistic Features

 Exercises

Chapter Two Lexicology

 2.1 Morphemic Devices

 2.2 Lexical Devices

 Exercises

Chapter Three Grammar

 3.1 Syntactic Deflection

 3.2 Syntactic Incongruity

 Exercises

Chapter Four Phonology and Graphology

 4.1 Phonology

 4.2 Graphology

 Exercises

Chapter Five Semantics

 5.1 Cohesion and Style

 5.2 Sentence Groups, Passages and Paragraphs

 5.3 Patterns of Text Structure

 Exercises

PART TWO PRACTICAL STYLE

Chapter Six Conversations and Speeches

 6.1 Daily Conversation

 6.2 Spontaneous Commentary

 6.3 Public Speech

 Exercises

Chapter Seven News Report

 7.1 Semantic Features

 7.2 Text Structures

 7.3 Grammatical Features

 7.4 Lexical Features

 7.5 Graphological Features

 Exercises

Chapter Eight International Business

 8.1 Semantic Features

 8.2 Grammatical Features

 8.3 Lexical Features

 8.4 Graphological Features

 Exercises

Chapter Nine legal Documents

 9.1 Function and Style

 9.2 Grammatical Features

 9.3 Lexical Features

 9.4 Graphological Features

 Exercises

Chapter Ten Science and Technology

 10.1 Semantic Features

 10.2 Grammatical Features

 10.3 Lexical Features

 Exercises

Chapter Eleven Computer and Internet

 11.1 Computer Language

 11.2 Internet Language

 Exercises

PART THREE LITERARY STYLE

Chapter Twelve The Style of Fiction

 12.1 The Characteristics of Fictional Language

 12.2 The Basic Techniques in Fictional Writings

 12.3 The Basic Elements of Fiction

 12.4 Lexical and Grammatical Features

 Exercises

Chapter Thirteen The Style of Poetry

 13.1 The Poetic Genre

 13.2 The Social Functions and Characteristics of Poetry

 13.3 The Phonological Techniques and Lexis and Grammar in Poetic Writings

 Exercises

PART FOUR THE THEORY OF STYLISTICS

Chapter Fourteen The Concept of Style

 14.1 Defining Style

 14.2 The Characteristics of Style

 14.3 The Factors That Determine Style

 14.4 The Unit of Analysis in Studying Stylistics

 Exercises

Chapter Fifteen The Study of Stylistics

 15.1 The Definition of Stylistics

 15.2 The Necessity of Stylistics

 15.3 The Theories of Stylistics

 15.4 The Modes or Methods of Linguistic Prominence

 15.5 The Criteria of Relevance

 15.6 The Purpose and Procedure of Stylistic Analysis

 15.7 Choice of Aspects for Stylistic Analysis

 Exercises

Chapter Sixteen Stylistics and Other Linguistic Disciplines

 16.1 Text Linguistics and Discourse Analysis

 16.2 Genre

 16.3 Conversational Analysis

 16.4 Critical Discourse Analysis

 16.5 Pragmatics

 16.6 Sociolinguistics

 16.7 Semiotics

 16.8 Psycholinguistics

 Exercises

References

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