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The scope of stylistic - Coggle Diagram
The scope of stylistic
Range of texts
the origins of stylistics
are in the literary field,
Today, no restriction whatsoever on the kinds of text
that may be subjected to stylistic analysis.
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Range of methods
Theories create models of language or text, which dictate methods for analysis. However, there is a choice between a theory and a model.
The main methodological distinction in research is the difference between qualitative and quantitative methods.
Recent computer software has led to renewed interest in quantitative study, including corpus stylistics.
Quantitative study involves statistical analysis of large amounts of data to test the significance of numerical findings.
Qualitative studies offer the advantage of considering multiple contextual factors, requiring different tools.
Range of theories
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it originated in literary theories of formalism and took on the
theory of structuralism as developed by Saussure
Stylistics emerged as new language theories shifted focus from contextual factors in pragmatics and discourse analysis to cognitive factors in generative grammar and cognitive linguistics.
Stylisticians collaborate with psychologists, critical discourse analysis, and computational and statistical theories to understand readers' responses to linguistic style.
Cognitive stylistics has developed theories beyond linguistics, such as psychology and philosophy, to analyze readers' responses to linguistic style.