1. Stylistics of the English Language
Lecture 7
Newspaper Style in the English Language

2. Functional Styles of Language
Style
Function
Intellectual-communicative
Voluntary
Emotive
Contact-creating
Aesthetic
Oratorical +
Colloquial -
Poetic
Publicistic and Newspaper
Official
Scientific

3. From the History of British Newspapers in XVII century
The definition for 17th century newsbooks and newspapers is that they are published at least once a week.
The first newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam by Joris Veseler around 1620.

4. From the History of British Newspapers in XVIII century
The first English journalist to achieve national importance was Daniel Defoe. In February 1704, he began his weekly, The Review, which was printed three times a week.
The Examiner started in 1710 as the chief Conservative political mouthpiece, with Jonathan Swift as its most influential contributor (33 issues in ).
There were 12 London newspapers and 24 provincial papers by the 1720s (the Daily Courant was the first daily newspaper in London).
The Observer, first published on 4 December 1791, was the world’s first Sunday newspaper.

5. From the History of British Newspapers in XIX century
By the early 19th century, there were 52 London papers and over 100 other titles.
The Times was first published in This was the most significant newspaper of the first half of the 19th century.
From 1860 until 1910 is considered a “golden age” of newspaper publication, with technical advances in printing and communication combined with a professionalisation of journalism and the prominence of new owners.
The Daily Telegraph was first published on 29 June 1855 and could claim the largest circulation in the world in 1890.

6. From the History of British Newspapers in XIX century
The Daily Telegraph was first published on 29 June 1855 and could claim the largest circulation in the world in 1890.
The Courier was established in Like most papers the entire front page was devoted to classified advertisements; The Courier was unusual in maintaining this format until 1992, before adopting the headline-news format.
The Illustrated London News, founded in 1842, was the world’s first illustrated weekly newspaper. The Illustrated London News was published weekly until 1971 when it became monthly; bimonthly from 1989; and then quarterly before publication ceased.

7. From the History of British Newspapers in XIX century
The Daily Mail was first published in 1896.
It was Britain’s first daily newspaper aimed at the newly literate “lower-middle class market resulting from mass education, combining a low retail price with plenty of competitions, prizes and promotional gimmicks”.
It was the first British paper to sell a million copies a day.
It was, from the outset, a newspaper for women, being the first to provide features especially for them, and is the only British newspaper whose readership is more than 50 per cent female.

8. The Basic Genres of Newspaper Style
Headlines
Brief news items
Articles (a feature, a press report, an editorial)
Advertisements and announcements (classified and non-classified)

9. Newspaper Style: Specific Vocabulary Features
Special political (establishment) and economic terms (Dow Jones index)
Non-term political vocabulary (nation, crisis, agreement)
Newspaper clichés (vital issues, well-informed sources, pressing problem, danger of war)
Abbreviations (UN, MP, NATO, OPEC)
Neologisms (Brexit)

10. Headlines Compression: “$ 2M Gems Stolen”
“Government To Slash Health Expenditure”
“Heart Swap Boy Better”
“Queen Opens Hospital Today”
“Still in Danger”

11. Headlines Compression leading to ambiguity: “Iraqi Head Seeks Arms”
“Eye Drops Off Shelf”
“Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim”
“Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge”

12. Features of Newspaper Articles
Combination of different vocabulary means (including colloquial)
Usage of emotionally colored language elements
Usage of trite SDs (e.g. Wall Street, Downing Street, the third world)
Genuine SDs are rare.