C. Text
2. Types of Text
Anderson & Anderson (1997) investigated several types of text that can be found in the English language.
They proposed that literary and nonfiction publications may be widely categorized under the same umbrella.
These documents provide a diverse assortment of text formats and types. Each species has its own particular approach to the use of language. In addition to song lyrics, mime, fairy tales, dramas, and novels, there are many different kinds of literary works, such as Aboriginal dream stories, movie scripts, limericks, fairy tales, dramas, and novels. There are also several sorts of television programs, such as soap operas. Texts that can be found in the media include things like movies, videos, CDs, and even television shows. An explanation is provided for each of the texts in the following order:
a) A narrative text is one that relays a story through the use of words, whether those words be spoken out or written down. Some of the many channels via which it can be spread include radio, television, books, newspapers, and digital files on computers. Images, facial expressions, and camera angles are all potential means of communication that can convey meaning in addition to words. When telling a story, it is common
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practice to use a storyteller as the narrator. Works of fantasy, short stories, historical literature, and bedtime stories are some examples of this genre.
b) Writing poems is a method of expressing one's innermost ideas and emotions. A poem can either describe a tale or convey thoughts about people or events, depending on the poet's goal when writing the poem. The format of a poem, which can range from rhyming the last word of each line to employing a predetermined number of lines, can be found in a wide variety of various types of poems. There are many different types of creative writing, some of which include the ballad, the haiku, the limerick, and the song lyrics.
c) In dramatic writing, acting is utilized as a means of communicating thoughts and experiences to the reader.
The dramatic presentation can take place either verbally or in writing. They transmit meaning frequently through visuals, particularly through the use of facial expressions, costumes, and sets. A few instances of this would include scripts for movies, stage plays, improvised performances, and even street theater. In the meanwhile, the most typical sorts of text found in factual writing are the following: a recount, a response, an explanation, a discussion, an information report, an exposition, and a procedure. This is the explanation, if you were wondering:
d) Recount text. It is a piece of writing that provides the reader with information about events that took place in the past, typically in the order in which they took place.
The purpose of telling a story again is to convey to the audience what took place and when it did so. Text types that can be considered to be examples of recounts are articles published in newspapers, television interviews, conversations, speeches, and letters.
e) A response text is a piece of writing in which the author reacts to another piece of writing by performing some kind of action in the response text (a book, film, play, poem and so on). A critical analysis of the work is presented here, in addition to a description of the work
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itself. There are many different kinds of response texts;
some examples include book reviews, movie reviews, music reviews, and theatre reviews.
f) Explanatory text. The purpose of explanatory texts is to explain how and why something occurs. When compared to the things themselves, the stages receive a significantly greater amount of attention in this kind. The purpose of providing an explanation is to not only detail the actions that make up a process (the how), but also to offer reasons as to why those actions should be carried out (the why). An explanation explains why something happens, how it happens, and how 20 things are the same or different from what they were in the past. An explanation also addresses how 20 things have changed over time.
g) Discussion text. It is the type of text known as a discussion includes topics that are both positive and negative, as well as wonderful and dreadful in equal measure. Before a group of people can formulate their own opinion on a specific subject, they need to be exposed to a number of different points of view on that subject. Examples of this type of content include talkback radio, interviews and writings about current events, debates, letters to the auditor, and articles published in newspapers.
h) If you've come to the right place, you can learn how to do anything you've ever wanted to learn how to do. The objective of the process text type is to provide an explanation of how something can be carried out. You might also come across other kinds of documentation, such as maps, checklists, maps, and checklists at some point in your research. There are many other kinds of documentation.
i) There are six distinct kinds of information reports, and each one follows the framework of a story written in the third person. The content is classified as instructive or informative, despite the fact that it may cover topics such as natural disasters, sports, or technology. The findings of an informational report will often include facts about the topic, as well as information about the subject's
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components, behavior, and features. In addition, the findings of an informational report will typically include a summary of the report (or characteristics). Books, seminars, academic research initiatives, as well as scholarly papers serving as references are all examples of information reports.
j) Exposition text. It is a piece of writing is said to be a
"exposition" if it focuses on just one side of an argument.
Texts that serve as introductions typically give one viewpoint of a debate to readers so that they have something upon which to base their decision-making.
Any type of writing can be considered to be an example of this style, from advertisements to opinion pieces to legal filings to oral discussions.
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