Objectives and competences
The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with the basic concepts of stylistics, to give insight into the history of stylistics aswell as its historical and methodological interconnectedness with rethorics, to convey knowledge about the notion of style (that is in modern theories of style always considered as an integral part of the textual or discourse unit as a whole), stylistic elements (like the rhetorical figures) and their role in constituting the s.c. stylistic or textual sense and to offer strategies for the construction of pragmatically adequate texts.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Stylistics – the outline of the research field:
- stylistics between linguistics and literary studies, stylistics in connection with rhetorics;
- a short history of stylistics (the notion of style from the classical antiquity until today)
- modern theories of style;
- sociocultural variants of style, stylistic elements of the different language domains, structural variants of style
- an overview of rhetorical figures
• Applied stylistics: the application of methods and means of stylistics on selected concrete text (stylistic analysis)
Learning and teaching methods
• seminar (method of explanation, case studies)
• tutorial (method of presentation, discussion)
The information and communications technology is used for educational purposes in the teaching and learning process.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of the course the student will be able:
• to compare the different notions of style throughout history and outline the evolution of the concept of style;
• to recognize, describe and classify the basic concepts of stylistics (style, stylistic element, the stylistic potential of language levels etc.);
• to identify, surmise and evaluate the holistic style of texts and text types;
• to adequatelly choose and use stylistic elements in his/her own linguistic practice/language use.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes:
• communication skills (writing skills – written exam, seminar paper, oral skills – paper presentation)
• use of information technology (knowledge of methods and procedures to obtain and process linguistic data in the world wide web)
• working in groups (seminar)
• solving analytical problems (the ability of stylistically adequate text perception and production)
Readings
• Eroms, H.-W. 2007 : Stil und Stilistik: Eine Einführung, Schmidt, Berlin
• Krieg-Holz, U., Bülow, L. 2016: Linguistische Stil- und Textanalyse: Eine Einführung, Narr, Tübingen
• Sandig, B. 2006: Textstilistik des Deutschen, de Gruyter , Berlin
• Fix, U. 2003: Textlinguistik und Stilistik für Einsteiger , Peter Lang, Frankfurt
• Fix, U., Gardt, A., Knape, J. (Hrsg.) 2008: Rhetorik und Stilistik. Ein internationales Handbuch historischer und systematischer Forschung, 2 Bde., de Gruyter, Berlin, New York
• Sanders, W. 2009: Das neue Stilwörterbuch. Stilistische Grundbegriffe für die Praxis, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt ?
• Fabčič, M. 2003: Besedilo kot eksistenčna kategorija , Zora, Maribor
Prerequisits
Prerequisites for acceding the course:
None.
Conditions for prerequisits:
To be allowed to attend the written examination the student has to successfully complete the tutorial.
Additional information on implementation and assessment • seminar paper with an oral presentation 50 %
• written examination 50 %
