40 TERMS OF STYLISTICS

1. Cognitive Stylistics: Analyzes the cognitive processes involved in language

use, exploring how linguistic choices influence mental representations and
meaning construction.
2. Corpus Stylistics: Utilizes large language corpora to examine patterns and
features of language, providing empirical evidence for stylistic analysis.
3. Critical Stylistics: Examines the socio-political implications of language
use, focusing on power dynamics, ideology, and discourse in literary or non-
literary texts.
4. Affective Stylistics Approach: Investigates the emotional impact of
language and how it contributes to the overall aesthetic experience of a text.
5. Synecdoche: Figure of speech where a part is used to represent the whole or
vice versa, emphasizing a specific aspect for rhetorical effect.
6. Style: The distinctive manner in which an author expresses their thoughts
through language, encompassing choices in vocabulary, syntax, and
rhetorical devices.
7. Formalist Stylistics: Emphasizes the intrinsic qualities of a text, focusing
on linguistic elements and literary devices to analyze form and structure.
8. Functionalist Stylistics: Examines how linguistic choices serve
communicative functions, considering the purpose and effect of language in
context.
9. Historical Stylistics: Studies how language use and stylistic features evolve
over time, examining historical contexts and linguistic changes.
10.Multimodal Stylistics: Explores the interplay of different modes of
communication, such as language, visuals, and sound, in analyzing stylistic
features.
11.Narrative Stylistics: Analyzes the structure and style of narratives,
considering how linguistic choices contribute to the storytelling process.
12.Pedagogical Stylistics: Focuses on the use of stylistic analysis in teaching
and learning language and literature.
13.Pragmatic Stylistics: Investigates how context, speaker intentions, and
social factors influence stylistic choices in language use.
14.Alliteration: Repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words
for poetic or rhetorical effect.
15.Arbitrariness/Arbitrary: The concept that the connection between
linguistic signs (words) and their meanings is arbitrary, relying on
convention rather than inherent logic.
16.Assonance: Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words for rhythmic
or melodic effect.
17.Blending Theory: Explores how the mind combines and integrates different
conceptual elements, often used to explain creativity in language.
18.Cohesion: The grammatical and lexical mechanisms that create unity and
flow in a text.
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19.Cluster: A group of words or elements that are closely related within a text.
20.Collocation: The habitual juxtaposition of particular words, reflecting
language patterns and preferences.
21.Conceptual Metaphor: Understanding one idea or conceptual domain in
terms of another, shaping thought and language.
22.Connotation: The emotional or cultural associations connected to a word,
beyond its literal definition.
23.Consonance: Repetition of consonant sounds, often at the end of words, for
rhythmic or musical effect.
24.Cooperative Principle: The expectation that communication is a
cooperative activity, involving contributions that are relevant, clear, and
truthful.
25.Deixis: The linguistic phenomenon where the interpretation of certain words
relies on contextual cues, such as pronouns (e.g., "this," "that").
26.Denotation: The literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of emotional
or cultural associations.
27.Deviation: Departure from the norms of language use for stylistic effect,
drawing attention to certain elements.
28.Ellipsis: Omission of words or phrases that can be inferred from the context,
often used for conciseness or stylistic effect.
29.Foregrounding: The linguistic highlighting of certain elements, creating
emphasis and drawing attention to specific aspects of a text.
30.Grammatical Metaphor: Expressing ideas in a more abstract or indirect
way through grammatical structures, altering the usual syntactic patterns.
31.Illocution: The intended communicative force or speech act behind an
utterance, such as making a request or giving a command.
32.Implicature: Conveying meaning indirectly, relying on the listener's
inference from what is said.
33.Locution: The actual words and expressions used in an utterance or text.
34.Metaphor: A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with
another, suggesting a similarity.
35.Metonymy: Figure of speech where one word or phrase is substituted with
another closely related word or phrase.
36.Negation: Expressing the opposite of an idea, often for emphasis or
rhetorical effect.
37.Perlocution: The effect or impact of a speech act on the listener, beyond the
speaker's intended meaning.
38.Politeness: Linguistic strategies used to maintain social harmony and show
respect in communication.
39.Presupposition: The assumption that certain background knowledge is
shared between speaker and listener for effective communication.
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40.Rhythm: The patterned flow and beat in language, created through a
combination of stressed and unstressed syllables.