TEXT AND DISCOURSE Flashcards
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IS MADE UP OF UTTERANCES HAVING THE PROPERTY OF COHERENCE
DISCOURSE
IS MADE UP OF SENTENCES HAVING THE PROPERTY OF GRAMMATICAL COHESION
TEXT
DISCOURSE IS MADE UP OF UTTERANCES HAVING THE PROPERTY OF __________
COHERENCE
TEXT IS MADE UP OF SENTENCES HAVING THE PROPERTY OF GRAMMATICAL _________
COHESION
7 QUALITIES OF A TEXT
Cohesion
Coherence
Intentionality
Acceptability
Informativity
Situationality
Intertextuality
The parts are connected
COHESION
The overall text has meaning.
COHERENCE
The writer’s attitude and purpose can be discerned.
INTENTIONALITY
The text is recognized
ACCEPTIBILITY
There is a quantity of new or expected info
INFORMATIVITY
The text’s topic is situationally and culturally appropriate.
SITUATIONALITY
The text can be linked to preceeding discourse.
INTERTEXTUALITY
is also described as written discourse
WRITTEN TEXT
is classified under any of the four forms
– exposition, description, narration and argumentation based no the purpose of the language producer (speaker or writer).
DISCOURSE
4 Types of Discourse
NARRATION
EXPOSITION
DESCRIPTION
ARGUMENTATION
is the act or process of narrating or telling a story. It involves action, characters, and a theme
NARRATION
uses sensory writing
DESCRIPTION
provides information about one or more topics
EXPOSITION
persuades readers through proofs of the writer’s views
PERSUASIVE
4 PROPERTIES OF A WELL WRITTEN TEXT
ORGANIZATION
COHERENCE/COHESION
APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE USE
PROPER MECHANICS
REFERS TO THE ARRANGEMENT OF IDEAS IN A TEXT
ORGANIZATION
PROVIDES A FORMAT IN WHICH IDEAS CAN BE ARRANGED IN A HIERARCHY
OUTLINE
CONNECTTIONOF IDEAS BETWEEN SENTENCES/PARAGRAPHS
COHERENCE AND COHESION
ACCEPTABLE STYLE OF LANGUAGE FOR A PARTICULAR FORM OF TEXT
APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE USE