Based on Generic Structure and language feature dominantly used, texts are divided into several types. They are narrative, recount, descriptive, report, explanation, analytical exposition, hortatory exposition, procedure, discussion, review, anecdote, spoof, and news item. These variations are known as GENRES.
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Based on generic structure and language feature dominantly used
Based on Generic Structure and language feature dominantly used, texts are divided into several types. They are narrative, recount, descriptive, report, explanation, analytical exposition, hortatory exposition, procedure, discussion, review, anecdote, spoof, and news item. These variations are known as GENRES.
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Based on Generic Structure and language feature dominantly used, texts are divided into several types. They are narrative, recount, descriptive, report, explanation, analytical exposition, hortatory exposition, procedure, discussion, review, anecdote, spoof, and news item. These variations are known as GENRES.
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and language feature whether natural conflict, and cause-effect. dominantly used, texts are social conflict or psychological divided into several types. conflict. In some ways ANALYTICAL EXPOSITION They are narrative, recount, narrative text combines all Purpose: To reveal the descriptive, report, these conflicts. In the readers that something is the explanation, analytical contrary, we do not find these important case exposition, hortatory conflicts inside recount text. Generic Structure: exposition, procedure, Recount applies series of 1. Thesis discussion, review, anecdote, event as the basic structure 2. Arguments spoof, and news item. These 3. Reiteration/Conclusion variations are known as Dominant Language Features: GENRES. DESCRIPTIVE 1. Using modals Purpose: to describe a 2. Using action verbs NARRATIVE particular person, place or 3. Using thinking verbs Purpose: To amuse/entertain thing in detail. 4. Using adverbs the readers and to tell a story Dominant Generic Structure: 5. Using adjective Generic Structure: 1. Identification 6. Using technical terms 1. Orientation 2. Description 7. Using general and abstract 2. Complication Language Features: noun 3. Resolution 1. Using Simple Present Tense 8. Using 4. Reorientation 2. Using action verb connectives/transition Dominant Language Features: 3. Using adverb 1. Using Past Tense 4. Using special technical HORTATORY EXPOSITION 2. Using action verb terms Purpose: to persuade the 3. Chronologically arranged readers that something should or should not be the RECOUNT REPORT case or be done Purpose: to retell something Purpose: to presents Generic Structure: that happened in the past and information about something, 1. Thesis to tell a series of past event as it is. 2. Arguments Generic Structure: Generic Structure 3. Recommendation 1. Orientation 1. General classification Dominant Language features: 2. Event(s) 2. Description 1. Using Simple Present Tense 3. Reorientation Dominant Language Feature 2. Using modals Dominant Language Features: 1. Introducing group or 3. Using action verbs 1. Using Past Tense general aspect 4. Using thinking verbs 2. Using action verb 2. Using conditional logical 5. Using adverbs 3. Using adjectives connection 6. Using adjective 3. Using Simple Present Tense 7. Using technical terms Narrative and recount in some 8. Using general and abstract ways are similar. Both are EXPLANATION noun telling something in the past Purpose: To explain the 9. Using so narrative and recount processes involved in the connectives/transition usually apply PAST TENSE; formation or working of whether Simple Past Tense, natural or socio-cultural Then what is the basic Simple Past Continuous phenomena. difference between analytical Tense, or Past Perfect Tense. Generic Structure: and hortatory exposition. In The ways narrative and 1. General statement simple word. Analytical is the recount told are in 2. Explanation answer of "How is/will" while chronological order using time 3. Closing hortatory is the answer of or place. Commonly narrative Dominant Language Features: "How should". Analytical text is found in story book; 1. Using Simple Present Tense exposition will be best to myth, fable, folklore, etc while 2. Using action verbs describe "How will student do recount text is found in 3. Using passive voice for his examination? The point biography. 4. Using noun phrase is the important thing to do. The thing that makes 5. Using adverbial phrase But for the question" How narrative and recount 6. Using technical terms should student do for his different is the structure in 7. Using general and abstract exam?" will be good to be which they are constructed. noun answered with hortatory. It is Narrative uses conflicts to convince that the thing ANECDOTE should be done Purpose: to share with others PROCEDURE an account of an unusual or Purpose: to help readers how amusing incident to do or make something Generic Structure: completely 1. Abstract Generic Structure: 2. Orientation 1. Goal/Aim 3. Crisis 2. Materials/Equipments 4. Reaction 3. Steps/Methods 5. Coda. Dominant Language Features: Dominant Language Features: 1. Using Simple Present Tense 1. Using exclamations, 2. Using Imperatives sentence rhetorical question or 3. Using adverb intensifiers 4. Using technical terms 2. Using material process 3. Using temporal DISCUSSION conjunctions Purpose: to present information and opinions SPOOF about issues in more one side Purpose: to tell an event with of an issue (‘For/Pros’ and a humorous twist and ‘Against/Cons’) entertain the readers Generic Structure: Generic Structure: 1. Issue 1. Orientation 2. Arguments for and against 2. Event(s) 3. Conclusion 3. Twist Dominant Language Features: Dominant Language Features: 1. Using Simple Present Tense 1. Using Past Tense 2. Use of relating verb/to be 2. Using action verb 3. Using thinking verb 3. Using adverb 4. Using general and abstract 4. Chronologically arranged noun 5. Using conjunction/transition NEWS ITEM 6. Using modality Purpose: to inform readers 7. Using adverb of manner about events of the day which are considered newsworthy or REVIEW important Purpose: to critique or Dominant Generic Structure: evaluate an art work or event 1. Newsworthy event(s) for a public audience 2. Background event(s) dominant Generic Structure: 3. Sources 1.TITLE Dominant Language Features: 2. IDENTIFICATION OF THE 1. Short, telegraphic WORK information about story 3. Evaluation OF THE WORK captured in headline 2. Using action verbs Dominant Language features: 3. Using saying verbs 1. Focus on specific 4. Using adverbs : time, place participants and manner. 2. Using adjectives 3. Using long and complex clauses 4. Using metaphor