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The book features a collection of essays and discussions from a conference held on March 15, 1994, exploring various aspects of style in linguistics and literature. It begins with an introduction by the editor and includes contributions that define and analyze the concept of style, its measurement, and its evolution. Key topics addressed include the tendencies in linguistic style research, style semiotics, and the relationship between style and contemporary literary studies. The authors examine the influence of discipline, culture, and paradigms on scientific writing style, and propose foundational principles for a general theory of comparative stylistics. Further discussions delve into intercultural encounters and contextualization cues in speech styles, as well as the phenomena of orality and literacy in stylistic change. The role of style in contemporary German dictionaries and the practical application of style pragmatics are also considered. The text addresses the existence of normative stylistics and outlines the tasks of modern stylistics. A plenary discussion moderated by Siegfried Grosse wraps up the conference, reflecting on the challenges and opportunities within style research. The book concludes with insights from the Institute for the German Language in 1994, providing a comprehensive overview of the state of style studies at that time.