Style: what is it?
Task D - Our Answer
The style changes here are based on grammatical variation. By and large,
the lexis does not change.
Example 1 is a simple style. Each sentence is a simple sentence, consisting
of just one clause each.
In 2, we have an example of parataxis, or a listing structure. There
is one sentence, containing four clauses (the equivalent of the four simple
sentences in 1), each of which is juxtaposed, or listed together (cf.
the commas).
In 3 we have the style which is often called a 'co-ordinating' or 'additive'
style. Each of the two sentences has two clauses coordinated together
by 'and', and the second sentences is also 'joined' to the first by 'and'.
In 4 we have a style we might call 'elliptical'. We have four sentences,
as in 1, but this time (a) the grammatical words, (b) some word-internal
grammatical markers and (c) some of the lexical words which carry less
information (cf. 'appeared') are omitted. Elliptical sentences are often
used to create 'impressionistic' styles of description.
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