Functional Styles of the English Language

According to Galperin: Functional Style is a system of coordinated, interrelated and inertconditioned language means intended to fulfill a specific function of communication and aiming aiming at a definite effect in communication. It is the coordination of the language means and stylistic devices which shapes the distinctive features of each style and not the language means or stylistic devices themselves. Each style, however, can be recognized by one or more leading features which are especially conspicuous. For instance the use of special terminology is a lexical characteristics of the style of scientific prose, and one by which it can easily be recognized.

The authors of handbooks on different languages propose systems of styles based on a broad subdivision of all styles into 2 classes – literary and colloquial and their varieties. These generally include from three to five functional styles.

Galperin’s system of styles:

1. Belles-lettres style (poetry, emotive prose, drama); 2. Publicist (oratory and speeches, essay, article); 3. Newspaper (brief news items, headlines, ads and announcements, editorials); 4. scientific prose; 5. official documents (business, legal, diplomacy, military).

Arnold’s system of styles:

1. Poetic; 2. Scientific; 3. Newspaper; 4. Colloquial.

In her last issue: 1. Colloquial styles (literary coll., familiar coll., common coll.) and 2. Literary bookish style (scientific, official documents, publicists, oratorical, poetic)

Screbnev’s system of styles: Number of styles is infinite.

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