Yusupov Oybek Nematjonovich Ahmedova Nigora Shavkatovna

supra-phrasal 
units
» - they are the basic constituents of a text[57:110].

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The term (
SPU
) is used to denote a larger unit than a sentence. It generally 
comprises a number of sentences interdependent structurally (usually by means of 
pronouns, connectives, tense-forms) and semantically (one definite thought is dealt 
with). A sentence from the stylistic point of view does not necessarily express one 
idea, as it is defined in most manuals of grammar. It may express only part of one 
idea.
So 
a supra-phrasal unit is a combination of sentences presenting a 
structural and semantic unity backed up by rhythmic and melodic unity.
An SPU can be embodied in a sentence if the sentence meets the requirements 
of this compositional unit, coincide with the paragraph, enclose several paragraphs 
and in a paragraph there can be several SPU. The difference between them is that an 
SPU is a syntactical phenomenon, while the paragraph is a graphico-compositional 
unit of a written text. 
A paragraph
is a graphical term used to name a group of sentences marked off 
by indentation at the beginning and a break in the line at the end. But this graphical 
term has come to mean a distinct portion of a written discourse showing an internal 
unity[62:57]. It is a more or less developed set of thoughts. The structure, logical 
construction, size of it are important for a stylistic analysis, can be very expressing 
and speakable.
The length of a paragraph normally varies from eight to twelve sentences. The 
longer the paragraph is, the more difficult it is to follow the purport of the writer.
The purpose is to grasp the attention, to make the reader see that the thought is 
deep (in a long p.) or to induce a certain reaction on the part of the reader. This 
reaction is generally achieved by intentionally grouping the ideas so as to show their 
interdependence or interrelation. It discloses the writer's manner of depicting the 
features of the object or phenomenon described.