Stylisticky

Stylisticky is a Czech adverb meaning “in a stylistic manner” or “from the point of view of style.” It is used to describe how something relates to style in texts, speech, or media analyses. In practice, stylisticky marks that the evaluation or description concerns stylistic features rather than purely factual content.

Etymology and form: The word is derived from the adjective stylistický (stylistic) and is formed with the standard Czech adverbial suffix -icky, yielding stylisticky. It is common in formal, academic, and editorial language and is typical in linguistics and literary criticism as well as in journalistic style notes.

Usage and examples: Stylisticky typically modifies verbs or phrases that express manner, or it can appear in phrases describing style. Examples include: Text působí stylisticky jednotně. Autor volí stylisticky výrazné prostředky. Tón může být stylisticky neutrální. These uses illustrate how the adverb signals a focus on stylistic features of a text or performance.

Relation to stylistika: Stylisticky is closely tied to stylistika, the study of style in language and literature. It is used to discuss how form, diction, and rhetorical devices contribute to overall style, distinguishing stylistic analysis from purely semantic or syntactic assessments.

Cross-linguistic note: The concept exists in other languages as well, with English stylistically, German stilistisch, and Polish stylistycznie expressing similar notions of style-oriented evaluation.