Ой там на горі, ой там на крутій...

The cat was spitting and hissing and overtly expressing his reluctance to cooperate. 

The crying baby-girl was a sorry sight.

Фольга відбивала проміні сонця так, що боляче було дивитись.

jargon

argot

slang

neutral

phonetic

morphemic

lexical

graphic

inversion

prosody

diminutives

interjections

Stylistic devices are inherent to a language and can be found at its every level, while lingual expressive resources are models creating and intensifying expressiveness.

There is no difference, they are the same

Lingual expressive resources are based on inherent connotation, while stylistic devices can generate expressive units devoid of connotation

Lingual expressive resources are inherent to a language and can be found at its every level, while stylistic devices are models creating and intensifying expressive units.

stylistic norm vs. usage

functional styles of the compared languages

idiolects of the compared authors

style across the compared languages

language subsystems

texts as a product of communication

language units of all levels

all the listed variants

creating a semiotic background

highlighting a semiotic unit against the background

neutralizing the contrast between semiotic units

contextualising a semiotic unit

style is the particular features of a work of art

style is a product of choice embedded in context

style is a result of contextual selection of lingual and other means to express one's intention and meaning.

style is the compulsory characteristic of a well-written work of fiction

in Ancient Greece

in the middle of the 19th century

in the late 20th century

in the early 20th century