The article deals with the meaning of the term 'idiolect' in connection with the related sociolinguistic terms 'etnolect', 'sociolect', 'genderlect', 'cryptolect', as well as the research strategy oriented toward sociological parameters of the speaker, communication situation and time span over which the communication is taking place. The term idiolect is brought into correlation with the stylistic concept 'idiostyle'. The authoress stresses the need to take into consideration sociolinguistic parameters of the linguistic personality of the writer and distinguish the textual discourse in the study of the idiolect as a linguistic and artistic phenomenon.
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