Стилистика английского

Functional stylistics 
− a branch of lingua-stylistics that investigates 
functional styles, that is special sublanguages or varieties of the national 
language such as scientific, colloquial, business, publicist and so on. 

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G
Gap-sentence link
− incoherent connection of two sentences based on an 
unexpected semantic leap; the reader is supposed to grasp the implied 
motivation for such connection. 
Graphon 
− intentional misspelling to show deviations from received 
pronunciation: individual manner, mispronunciation, dialectal features, etc. 
H
Hierarchical
− arranged in order of rank, grade, class, etc. 
Hyperbole 
− exaggeration for effect not meant to be taken literally. 
E. g.: 
The triumphant arch through which I march
Is the million coloured bow. 
("The Cloud" by P.B. Shelly). 
I
Iambus
− a metrical foot, consisting of one unaccented syllable followed by 
one accented. 
Idiolect
− a particular person's use of language, individual style of 
expression. 
Indirect speech 
— when the actual words of 
a 
character pass through the 
author's mouth in the course of
 
his narrative and in the process undergo cer-
tain changes differing little from
 
the rest of
 
the author's narrative: 
e.g. "
Move on!" → He asked the crowd to
 
disperse. ' 
Individual variation 
− types of speech that arise from the speaker's 
personal differences meaning such features as physique, interests, 
personality, experience and so on. 

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