stylistic difference
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstylisticanddifference
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stylistic
adjective
uk/staɪˈlɪs.tɪk/us/staɪˈlɪs.tɪk/
relating to a particular style of ...
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difference
noun
uk/ˈdɪf.ər.əns/us/ˈdɪf.ɚ.əns/
the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not ...
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(Definition ofstylisticanddifferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofstylistic difference
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Yet this is in large part the effect of astylisticdifference.
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Both groups of nonnative speakers exhibited significant gender differences but only one group showed significant stylistic differences.
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Some linguists have commented on stylistic differences between should and ought.
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A detailed comparison between them, which cannot be undertaken here, ought to nuance further our understanding of their stylistic differences.
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Stylistic differences in vocabulary composition were examined regarding the ' referential-expressive ' distinction, controlling vocabulary size.
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Translating stylistic differences into a metric related to input frequency could provide a means of testing such an approach.
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A number of issues were addressed - most particularly the implications of stylistic differences in a regional discussion of the eighteenth-century symphony.
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I am not sure that this is evidence for markedness, and the problem is again complicated by stylistic differences.
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We should also take into account that there might have been stylistic differences between texts.
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Recognizing alignable differences is central to understanding stylistic differences as variations in particular structural or decorative features.
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After 1943, however, both series were produced in color and became virtually indistinguishable, with the onlystylisticdifferencebeing in the variation between the opening theme music and titles.
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That is, there is a deficiency or lag in learning the stylistic differences, but not the gender differences.
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The results suggest that stylistic differences can be acquired.
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The results of both groups clearly indicate that for these four phonological processes, gender differences were acquired before stylistic differences.
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Nonetheless, maternal stylistic differences appear to constitute a crucial element of the language learning environment for young children.
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With respect to structure, there were stylistic differences of course.
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The stylistic differences in vocabulary acquisition do not seem to be strictly related to a faster or slower rate of vocabulary growth.
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The scores were computed after applying a set of (reversible) deterministic transformational rules on the commercial parser's outputs to minimize purely stylistic differences.
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