Stylotwórcze funkcje składników systemu prozodyjnego: akcentu, intonacji i pauzy

The aim of this paper is to discuss the influence of delimiting functions of prosodic system components on the creation of a style of expression. I expanded Adam Kulawik’s theoretical concepts in the study. The scholar classifi es them into the sphere of stylistic choices, where mainly the prosodic character of expression is determined: scansion, prose or verse. I call the superiority of one factor in the division of the stream of speech over others the assumption of the style-forming primary function. The remaining factors assume then the style-forming secondary functions. The use of stress in the position of the styleforming primary function gives rise to scansion. The use of intonation in the position of the style-forming primary function leads to prose. The use of pause in the position of the style-forming primary function contributes to verse. When working on the paper, I employed the method of analysing and criticising the relevant literature in order to reveal gaps in the existing state of knowledge of style-forming functions of prosodic system components.