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  2. Writing style - Wikipedia

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    In literature, writing style is the manner of expressing thought in language characteristic of an individual, period, school, or nation. [1] As Bryan Ray notes, however, style is a broader concern, one that can describe "readers' relationships with, texts, the grammatical choices writers make, the importance of adhering to norms in certain contexts and deviating from them in others, the ...

  3. New Woman - Wikipedia

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    For example, Ding Ling, the female writer, exemplified the ultimate New Woman both in her visual appearance and in her ideas and stories. As noted earlier, Ding Ling's physical appearance aligned with other New Women as she "had her long, braided hair cut short", a typical style of the New Woman. [40]

  4. Style (sociolinguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In sociolinguistics, a style is a set of linguistic variants with specific social meanings. In this context, social meanings can include group membership, personal attributes, or beliefs. Linguistic variation is at the heart of the concept of linguistic style—without variation, there is no basis for distinguishing social meanings.

  5. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Novels - Wikipedia

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    This section should lay out the writing styles employed by the author. For example, if the novel is an epistolary novel, there should be an explanation of that style and how it works specifically in this particular novel. Also, any notable features of the writer's style should be spelled out.

  6. Boldness - Wikipedia

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    Thunberg's speech "Our house is on fire" in Davos (January 2019). Boldness is the opposite of shyness.To be bold implies a willingness to get things done despite risks. [1]For example, in the context of sociability, a bold person may be willing to risk shame or rejection in social situations, or to bend rules of etiquette or politeness.

  7. Big Five personality traits - Wikipedia

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    There are studies that conclude that personality and thinking styles may be intertwined in ways that link thinking styles to the Big Five personality traits. [213] There is no general consensus on the number or specifications of particular learning styles, but there have been many different proposals.

  8. Personality type - Wikipedia

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    An early form of personality type indicator theory was the Four Temperaments system of Galen, based on the four humours model of Hippocrates; an extended five temperaments system based on the classical theory was published in 1958. One example of personality types is Type A and Type B personality theory. According to this theory, impatient ...

  9. Two-factor models of personality - Wikipedia

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    The two-factor model of personality is a widely used psychological factor analysis measurement of personality, behavior and temperament. It most often consists of a matrix measuring the factor of introversion and extroversion with some form of people versus task orientation.