It studies problems connected with adequate reception of the message without any informational losses or deformations.

... is the stylistics that proceeds from the norms of language usage at a given period and teaches these norms to language speakers.

According to the situation in which the communication proceeds how many types of speech do we distinguish?

... proceeds in the presence of interlocutor, the main form of it is a dialogue.

... does not require any interlocutor, its main form is a monologue.

The oral types of speech differs from the written language ...

The oral type of speech is more ... .

The oral types of speech differs from the written language phonetically, morphologically, lexically and ... .

The use of two subjects is ... .

The written type of speech is characterised by ... .

... that are sentences in which one or several parts of a sentence are felt as missing.

... are new words usually appearing as names of new phenomena and thus enriching the vocabulary.

... are mainly used in works developing historical themes.

Their main stylistic function is to create the true – to- life background in historical works.

... are used to create a historical background, local colouring, elevation, humorous atmosphere of the narration.

The stylistic function of ... is to create the local colouring, to stress that the action takes place in a strange country, to characterise the speaker - to show through his speech his foreign origin.

... words and phrases in common colloquial use, being outside of the literary language. It is opposed to Standard English.

... are words and word-combinations used by particular social classes and groups to conceal or disguise the meaning or to make the speech emotive.

... are used to emphasise the coarseness and lack of education of certain characters.

... are used in the belles-lettres style to create a personage through his speech.

The main function - is aesthetic impact on the reader.

The general aim of ... - is to exert a constant and deep influence on public opinion, so that to convince the reader or the listener.

... is a system of language means that serves the purpose of informing the reader.

Its function is to proof, creation of new concepts, to disclose the internal laws of development, existence, relations between different phenomena, etc.

Its function is to reach agreement between two contracting parties.

The linguistic characteristics of the ... styles are the following:

1. Genuine, not trite imagery;

2. The use of words in contextual meaning;

3. The use of expressive means of the language and stylistic devices.