Task sheet for newspaper style seminar (stylistics)

TASK SHEET FOR NEWSPAPER STYLE SEMINAR (STYLISTICS)

Write down the title, the issue and the date of the English / American newspaper under review.

List the variety of topics discussed in the paper and mark the importance of them according to their place in the newspaper.

TYPES OF HEADLINES (fill in the table from the newspaper)

full declarative sentence (total number, example)

interrogative sentence (total number, example)

nominative sentence (total number, example)

elliptical sentence (total number)

omission of the auxiliary

omission of the subject

omission of the subject and part of the predicate

sentence with articles omitted (total number, example)

phrases with verbals (total number, example)

questions in the form of statements (total number, example)

complex sentence (total number, example)

headlines including direct speech (total number, examples)

introduced as a full sentence

introduced elliptically

THE GRAPHIC MEANS, including changes in the print, illustrations, insets, violation of spelling.

What article in the newspaper has the largest font? Is there a banner (the title occupying two unfolded pages? Give example of spelling violations

Comment on the advertisements:

their number

quality

target group

choice of stylistic means

Conclusion: who are the readers of the newspaper judging by the choice of topics and advertising?

CHOOSE ONE ARTICLE FOR THOROUGH STUDY.

Write down the title, the page, the topic

Lexis of the article:

a) synonyms used to present the idea

b) clichés

c) abbreviations (define the type)

d) colloquial words and expressions

Conclusion: what is the opinion of the journalist on the problem? Is it expressed openly or implied?

Grammar of the article:

a) complex sentences with a developed system of clauses, esp. in brief news and subtitles