3.3 Style of Literary Works in the Slovak Language

Style of literary texts is earmarked for compares with other functional linguistic styles with its specific function. Language as well as in non-literary utterance also in literary texts fulfils its basic communicative function. Together with this one linguistic means are carriers of specific, aesthetic function. That`s why the literary work is considered to be an aesthetic phenomenon, which carries aesthetic information too. As a linguistic utterance is literary work like information about reality, but it is an utterance formed according to the laws of the literary image of life reality.
Style of literary works, in comparison with scientific prose style puts attention to aesthetic measurement in a base of the variety of expressive means and originality. That`s why this style distinguishes variability and dynamics. Variability displays the selection of the words specific for particular theme, which are more or less limited and can be drained very soon.

The choice, using and arrangement of the linguistic and composition means are conditioned by structure of concrete work and also the subject of the author. The influence of the subjective style aspects in maximum. That`s why when talking about style of literary work, we can talk about marked differences between individual authors. The basic features of the style of literary works are connected with specific relation between communicative and aesthetic function as well as other non-linguistic factors (subjective style agents, structure of the work). It is mainly variability and semantic polysemy of the expression connected with emotivity, subjectivity, situation and dialogicity of the literary utterances.

Dynamic relation between word and context is typical for literary texts. It is connected with usage of polysemantic and homonymous nomenclature. The certain meaning of the polysemantic word is often specified at the background of the context, there is given a room for reader`s association. The sources of an action, but also polysemy are figures. Typical are mainly updated similes as a result of the author`s creative activity. Figurative system of the literary work can be built on the metaphorical or metonymical principle. The carrier of aesthetic qualities can be whichever lexical unit. The semantics of the word is subordinated to the semantics of the context. Variability of the text requires innovation of the expression, what influences using of the synonyms. Repetition of the expression is considered to be a stylistic defect, if it is not legitimated functionally. Synonyms are used not only as a mean of variability, but also like the mean of connection of the text.