WSPÓŁCZESNA REFLEKSJA NAD ODMIANANAMI FUNKCJONALNYMI POLSZCZYZNY. MIĘDZY STYLISTYKĄ A BADANIEM DYSKURSÓW (DYSKURSOLOGIĄ)
The contemporary reflection on functional variants of Polish. On the verge of stylistics and the study of discourses (discoursology)

Summary/Abstract: This paper in an attempt to outline a new situation in the contemporary functional stylistics. Opinions that the cognitive potential of the discipline has been diminishing have been voiced for some time now. It is pointed out that the methods it applies do not permit a full description of the recent realities of social communication. Therefore, many researchers derive from the theory of discourse. However, popularisation of the ideas of discoursology have given rise to yet other problems. Discourse has not been precisely defined to date. Boundaries between it and the functional style have not been clearly delineated either. The expansion of post-structuralism in linguistics does not necessarily mean that functional stylistic has become outdated. Yet, the usefulness of stylistic instruments needs to be enhanced. One of the ways which might possibly lead to this end is a more evident focus on the notion of prototype than before when describing the functional variants of language. The implementation of the postulate of a systematic division of utterances and statements into more or less typical (prototypical) in terms of style, will probably enable improvement of communication space macro-modelling anew.

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