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  • Chapter 4 - The Third Level of Lexis

  • Ana Kotarcic, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
  • Book:
    Aristotle on Language and Style
    Published online:
    30 October 2020
    Print publication:
    12 November 2020, pp 99-133

  • Summary

    Chapter 4, together with Chapter 5, focuses on the third level of lexis and the ἀρετὴ τῆς λέξεως (the excellence of lexis). Since Aristotle devotes much attention to this characteristic of lexis, the discussion of this third level of lexis has been divided into two chapters: Chapter 4 deals with the intra-textual aspect of Aristotle’s remarks on lexis as a means for the creation of different kinds of poetry and rhetoric, i.e. lexis as technē; in Chapter 5 extra-textual factors are considered and are followed by a discussion of the purpose and function of lexis on its third level.

  • Chapter 5 - The Third Level of Lexis

  • Ana Kotarcic, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
  • Book:
    Aristotle on Language and Style
    Published online:
    30 October 2020
    Print publication:
    12 November 2020, pp 134-162

  • Summary

    Chapter 5 is a direct continuation of the stylistic features discussed in Chapter 4. Rather than focusing on intra-textual aspects, though, this chapter looks at the extra-textual factors medium, hypokrisis (delivery) and audience, all of which further influence lexis on its third level. The chapter finishes with an examination of the purpose and function of lexis on its third level.