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Linguistic Style: Comparison
Please note this is a comparison between Version 1 by Dean Liu and Version 2 by Dean Liu.

Linguistic style refers to the characteristic patterns of language use through which speakers or writers select, organize, and employ linguistic forms in communication. It encompasses systematic variations in the use of lexical choices, syntactic structures, rhetorical devices, discourse patterns, and other linguistic features that distinguish one mode of expression from another [1]. In sociolinguistic analysis, linguistic style is understood as a form of language variation associated with contextual factors, including social relationships, communicative settings, audience orientation, and speakers’ or writers’ interactional goals [2]. Linguistic style differs from language variety in that it primarily concerns variation in language use by individuals or groups across contexts, rather than broader social or regional systems of language organization [3].

  • language variation
  • stylistics
  • sociolinguistics
  • discourse analysis

Linguistic Style. Linguistics and Language Analysis • Language and Linguistics • Arts and Humanities • Social Sciences

References

  1. David Crystal; Derek Davy. Investigating English Style; Taylor & Francis: London, United Kingdom, 2016. [CrossRef]
  2. Coupland, N. 2007. Style: Language Variation and Identity. Cambridge University Press. https://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9780511346286_A23677469/preview-9780511346286_A23677469.pdf
  3. Allan Bell; Language style as audience design. Lang. Soc. 1984, 13, 145-204. [CrossRef]
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