Style as a Product of Three Structural Principles

Abstract

This paper aims at investigating a specific scheme of analyzing sentence-structure as suggested by Christensen (2001, 34-72). This scheme sets the ground for the identification of certain aspects of the phenomenon called "Style", relying on a specific set of simple yet powerful analytical procedures.
   Style, especially in literature, might be very common, but it is still elusive. There is a huge disagreement on the style as a concept of a precise definition. This situation raises disputes concerning the set of descriptive categories required for an adequate linguistic account of literary style (see Leech and Short, 1995: 10- 38). Different approaches have been suggested to contribute to a comprehensive view of style. However, they all investigate the same controversial area which is related to one usually raised question: "What language features should we examine to elucidate text style?" (Short, 1996: 334)