English newspaper style may be defined as a system of interrelated lexical, phraseological and grammatical means which is perceived by the community as a separate linguistic unity that serves the purpose of informing and instructing the reader.
Information in the English newspaper is conveyed, in the first place, through the medium of: 1) brief news items, 2) press reports (parliamentary, of court proceedings, etc.), 3) articles purely informational in character, 4) advertisements and announcements.
Its specific vocabulary features and it is characterized by an extensive use of:
a) Special political and economic terms e.g. General Assembly, constitution, gross, output, per capita production.
b) Non-term political vocabulary, e.g. public, progressive, nation-wide.
c) Newspaper clichés, e.g. vital issue, to escalate a war, overwhelming majority, heated, debate.
d) Abbreviations, e.g. UNO, NATO, FO (Foreign Office), EU, OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe)
e) Neologisms, e.g. stop-go policy (contradictory, inefficient policies.)
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