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What is written communication?
The process of exchanging information or messages using written words, such as emails, letters, or articles.
What are the key characteristics of effective written communication?
Clear and concise language, logical organization, and consideration of the audience’s needs.
What does it mean that written texts are interactive?
The reader actively interprets and constructs meaning from the text, engaging with the writer’s message.
What are the two types of writing systems?
Non-phonological (e.g., pictographs, ideograms) and phonological (syllabic or alphabetic).
What writing system does English use?
A phonological, alphabetic system.
How is written language different from spoken language?
Written language is more formal, permanent, structured, and lacks immediate feedback.
What is the modal function of written texts?
It shows the writer’s attitude, often through modal verbs.
What is the metalingual function of a written text?
It clarifies the intended meaning of terms used.
What is the contact function in written texts?
Maintains connection with the reader and keeps communication open.
What is a descriptive text?
A text that describes people, places, or things, appealing to the senses and using adjectives and comparisons.
What is a narrative text?
A text that recounts events with structure: setting, complication, and resolution.
What is an expository text?
A factual, informative text often found in textbooks or journal articles.
What is a directive or procedural text?
A text that explains how to do something, like a recipe or manual.
What is an argumentative or persuasive text?
A text that aims to influence the reader by presenting a position supported with evidence and reasoning.
What are the three main parts of a written text?
Introduction, body, and conclusion.
What is the purpose of the introduction in a text?
. To state the topic and prepare the reader for what follows.
What is the function of the body of the text?
To develop the main idea with arguments, facts, and examples.
Name one function of a conclusion in writing.
To summarize, evaluate, or suggest future actions based on the text.
What are graphological resources?
Elements like spelling, punctuation, headings, tables, and layout that aid written communication.
What is the role of punctuation in written texts?
To signal structure, boundaries, and meaning within the text.
. What is coherence in a text?
Logical connection and consistency of ideas throughout the text.
What is cohesion?
The grammatical and lexical linking within a text (e.g., connectors, repetition
Name two cohesive devices.
Conjunctions and lexical repetition.
What are the seven standards of textuality?
Cohesion, coherence, intentionality, acceptability, informativity, situationality, intertextuality
