Quantitative Perspective on Stylistics

8 Conclusion

This book has presented a comprehensive quantitative analysis of syntactic variation in contemporary written Czech, situated at the intersection of stylometry, stylistics, and quantitative linguistics. Using data from the syntactically annotated SYN2020 corpus, we have aimed to uncover patterns of stylistic differentiation across various textual genres and styles by focusing on linguistically interpretable syntactic features. The research presented here follows a descriptive approach, in line with the tradition of scholars such as Marie Těšitelová, who emphasized the importance of identifying systematic grammatical and stylistic patterns through empirical observation. Rather than constructing theoretical models or making prescriptive ...