language vs style

language

noun
  • Manner of expression. 

  • A computer language; a machine language. 

  • A body of sounds, signs and/or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate. 

  • A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication. 

  • The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text. 

  • Profanity. 

  • A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field. 

  • The ability to communicate using words. 

  • The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does. 

  • A languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ. 

verb
  • To communicate by language; to express in language. 

intj
  • An admonishment said in response to vulgar language. 

style

noun
  • A particular manner of expression in writing or speech, especially one regarded as good. 

  • The gnomon or pin of a sundial, the shadow of which indicates the hour. 

  • A particular manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art. 

  • A legal or traditional term or formula of words used to address or refer to a person, especially a monarch or a person holding a post or having a title. 

  • A tool with a sharp point used in engraving; a burin, a graver, a stylet, a stylus. 

  • The stalk that connects the stigma(s) to the ovary in a pistil of a flower. 

  • A particular manner of acting or behaving; (specifically) one regarded as fashionable or skilful; flair, grace. 

  • A particular way in which one grooms, adorns, dresses, or carries oneself; (specifically) a way thought to be attractive or fashionable. 

  • A visual or other modification to text or other elements of a document, such as boldface or italics. 

  • A sharp stick used for writing on clay tablets or other surfaces; a stylus; (by extension, obsolete) an instrument used to write with ink; a pen. 

  • A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration. 

  • A small, thin, pointed body part. 

  • A long, slender, bristle-like process near the anal region. 

  • A set of rules regarding the presentation of text (spelling, typography, the citation of references, etc.) and illustrations that is applied by a publisher to the works it produces. 

verb
  • To create for, or give to, someone a style, fashion, or image, particularly one which is regarded as attractive, tasteful, or trendy. 

  • To act in a way which seeks to show that one possesses style. 

  • To call or give a name or title to. 

  • To design, fashion, make, or arrange in a certain way or form (style) 

How often have the words language and style occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )