Context: The formalist definition is that the history of "literature" foregrounds poetic effects; it is the "literariness" or "poeticity" of literature that distinguishes it from ordinary speech or other kinds of writing (e.g., journalism). Jim Meyer considers this a useful characteristic in explaining the use of the term to mean published material in a particular field (e.g., "scientific literature"), as such writing must use language according to particular standards. The problem with the formalist definition is that in order to say that literature deviates from ordinary uses of language, those uses must first be identified; this is difficult because "ordinary language" is an unstable category, differing according to social categories and across history.

Question: A definition of literature that incorporates style and the poetic nature of prose is what?
Answer: formalist

Question: What is one example of writing that the formalist definition distinguishes literature from?
Answer: journalism

Question: What element of the formalist definition makes it difficult to apply?
Answer: "ordinary language"

Question: What part of ordinary language makes it difficult to apply the formalist definition?
Answer: an unstable category, differing according to social categories and across history

Question: The formalist definition when applied to industry writing allows it to be called literature when it does what?
Answer: must use language according to particular standards

Question: What does the normalist definition of "literature" say distinguishes it from ordinary speech?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: The term referring to unpublished material in a particular field includes what type of literature as one example?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Tim Meyer says scientific literature, for example, must use what?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Ordinary language is an unstable category that is the same according to what?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is the problem Jim Meyer states with the formalist definition?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What does the formalistic definition of literature state?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is one type of writing not included in the formalistic definition of literature?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is the difficulty with "ordinary language" according to cultural categories?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is an example of unpublished material in a certain field? 
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is the formalist definition of history?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Jim Meyer considers what term to be useful in explaining scientific literature?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is "ordinary language" considered according to social history and differing categories?
Answer: Unanswerable