writing style
Let an agent explain writing style, relay elements, kinds and study from stylistics and composition sources, describe the valid named styles and flag misfiled aliases, and distinguish writing style from genre, register, typography, handwriting and style guides.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain writing style, relay elements, kinds and study from stylistics and composition sources, describe the valid named styles and flag misfiled aliases, and distinguish writing style from genre, register, typography, handwriting and style guides.
The distinctive way a writer uses language, including word choice, sentence structure, tone, rhythm and figurative language, shaped by genre, audience and purpose, with forms the registry aliases name such as literary style, telegram style or telegraphese that omits function words to save cost, and posting style in email and forums, such as top-posting or bottom-posting replies; other aliases appear misfiled: berla na filed, the obscure jargon of medieval Irish poets, is a register or cant rather than a style of writing, Mensur is German academic fencing or a term for proportion in music notation, and microphotography is a photographic technique. Stylistics studies style, and style guides standardise usage.
What it is for: Characterising how texts are written.
It can be explain elements of style; relay kinds of style; describe named styles; flag misfiled aliases.
Distinguishing features
Word choice and syntax
Tone and voice
Audience-dependent
Measurable by stylometry
What it looks like
Not a physical object; visible in word choice, sentence patterns and layout of texts.
Physical character
Strunk and White: 1959 year - The Elements of Style edition
Chicago Manual of Style: first edition 1906 note
stylometry: statistical analysis of style note
How it is recognised
Distinctive use of language in writing
Telegram style, literary style, berla na filed, posting style, Mensur, microphotography
Genre is a type of work; register is language variety by situation; typography is visual form; handwriting is script; style guides set rules
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is studied by -
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with - misfiled fencing alias
In practice
Families and kinds
literary style
academic and technical style
journalistic style
telegraphic style
online posting styles
Standards and regulation
Style guides such as Chicago Manual of Style and AP Stylebook
Plain language laws such as the US Plain Writing Act of 2010
Failure modes and hazards
Misfiled aliases
Overconfident authorship attribution
Confusing style with grammar
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What writing style is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is writing style, and how does it differ from genre, register, typography, handwriting and style guides? definition
- Is the question about improving one s own writing, analysing literature or authorship attribution? boundary
Aliases
Named aliases.
Aliases
Aliases.
- What are telegram style, literary style and posting style, and why are berla na filed, Mensur and microphotography different? definition
- Which entry fits the specific concept? action
Elements Elements.
Sources.
Diction
Diction and syntax.
Diction
Diction.
- How do diction, syntax and rhythm create style? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Voice
Voice and tone.
Voice
Voice.
- How do writers establish voice and tone? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Study Stylistics.
Attribution.
Stylistics
Stylistics.
Stylistics
Stylistics.
- How does stylistics analyse literary texts? provenance
- Which entry fits stylistics? action
Stylometry
Authorship attribution.
Stylometry
Stylometry.
- How reliable is stylometric authorship attribution, with debates attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Conventions.
Regulation.
Telegraphese
Telegram style.
Telegraphese
Telegraphese.
- Why did telegram style drop words, and where does it survive? provenance
- Which entry fits telegraphese? action
Posting style
Email posting style.
Posting style
Posting style.
- What are top-posting, bottom-posting and interleaved replies? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- The registry aliases Mensur and microphotography should be removed from writing style
- The registry alias berla na filed should be moved to register or cant entries
- Should posting style be a separate entry?