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 Glossary