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Here, the authors argue that corpus stylistics is different from corpus linguistics in that it not only adopts corpus-based methods but also needs the theoretical framework of stylistics as support. This tendency of widening contexts in which corpus methods are employed pushes the boundary of the discipline, demonstrating the practical value of methods of corpus stylistics. Chapter 1 states the imperative of corpus stylistics by presenting the introduction of related concepts of corpus linguistics and stylistics. I Corpus stylistics: theory and practice i , a recent work by Dan McIntyre and Brian Walker, considers otherwise and argues that corpus stylistics is an independent discipline, in which corpus linguistic methods and stylistic analysis could be potentially and constructively integrated together. [Extracted from the article]