Scientific Prose Style and Its Specifics

Generally, style is a distinctive manner of expression, both in writing and speech. Therefore, the article firstly focuses on the notion of style and its perception within the Czech and English schools of stylistics. Secondly, the scientific prose style/register is explored. This is done by looking at the features which distinguish this style from the others, such as its function whose aim is to prove a hypothesis, to create new concepts, to disclose the internal laws of existence, development, or relations between different phenomena. This feature in fact conditions and covers the distribution and arrangements of all other language means, e.g. the use of special (matter-of-fact) terminology or the logical sequence of utterances with clear indication of their interrelations and interdependence. Thirdly, the genres of the scientific prose style are outlined.