Course code

GRA6033.HT

old course code

GRA6033

Course title in Estonian

Stilistika

Course title in English

Stylistics

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To offer a systematic overview of the stylistic peculiarities in the English language at the phonetic, morphological, lexical, and syntactic levels.

Brief description of the course

The notion of stylistics, rhetoric, and style. History of stylistics. Connotation. Stylistic morphology. Phonetic, graphic, lexical, and syntactic devices and expressive means. Stylistic layers of vocabulary. Text and rhythm. Register.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
Students are able to evaluate the effectiveness and originality of expressive language usage.
Students can recognize different stylistic devices and explain their function in the text.

Teacher

lekt Paul Rüsse

Study programmes containing that course

English Language and Culture (GRIB/15.HT)
English Language and Culture (GRIB/14.HT)
English Language and Culture (GRIB/13.HT)
English Language and Culture (GRIB/12.HT)
English Language and Culture (GRIB/11.HT)
English Language and Culture (GRIB/10.HT)
English Language and Culture (GRIB/07.HT)
English Language and Culture (GRIB/00.HT)