TEXT ANALYSIS

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TEXT ANALYSIS!
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WHAT IS A TEXT?
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A TEXT CAN BE DESCRIBED AS

• THE MAIN BODY OF MATTER IN A BOOK OR MANUSCRIPT.
• OR
• THE ACTUAL WORDING OF ANYTHING WRITTEN OR PRINTED.

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WHAT TYPES OF TEXTS ARE THERE?
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THERE ARE SEVEN MAIN TYPES OF TEXT

• 1. INSTRUCTIONAL TEXTS.
• 2. RECOUNT TEXTS.
• 3. REPORTS.
• 4. EXPLANITORY TEXTS.
• 5. EXPOSITON TEXTS.
• 6. ARGUMENTATIVE TEXTS.
• 7. NARRATIVE TEXTS.

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INSTRUCTIONAL TEXT.

• USED TO INSTRUCT SOMEONE ON HOW TO DO SOMETHING.
• INSTRUCTIONAL TEXTS CONSIST OF A GOAL, MATERIALS,
  A LIST OF STEPS, AND VISUAL AIDS.
• INSTRUCTIONAL TEXTS USUALLY CONTAIN VERBS AT THE
  BEGINNING OF EACH INSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS WORDS
  OR GROUPS OF WORDS THAT TELL US WHEN, HOW, OR
  WHERE.

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RECOUNT TEXTS.

• THE PURPOSE OF A RECOUNT TEXT IS TO RETELL A
  STORY OR SERIES OF EVENTS.
• RECOUNT TEXTS ARE STRUCTURED WITH AN ORIENTATION
  AND A SERIES OF EVENTS SEQUENCED IN TIME.
• RECOUNTS FEATURE DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE, PAST
  TENSE, TIME WORDS TO CONNECT EVENTS, AS WELL AS
  WORDS THAT TELL US WHERE AND WHEN.

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REPORT.

• THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT IS TO CLASSIFY OR
  DESCRIBE.
• REPORTS ARE STRUCTURED WITH A GENERAL STATEMENT
  OR CLASSIFICATION, AS WELL AS A DESCRIPTION.
• REPORTS FEATURE TECHNICAL LANGUAGE, SIMPLE
  PRESENT TENSE, AND GENERALISED TERMS.

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EXPLANITORY TEXT.

• EXPLANITORY TEXTS EXPLAIN HOW OR WHY SOMETHING
  OCCURS.
• EXPLANATIONS ARE STRUCTURED WITH THE PHENOMENON
  BEING IDENTIFIED, AND THEN AN EXPLANITORY
  SEQUENCE.
• EXPLANATIONS USUALLY CONTAIN TECHNICAL LANGUAGE,
  THE USE OF WORDS SUCH AS BECAUSE, AND AS A
  RESULT, TO ESTABLISH CAUSE/EFFECT SEQUENCES.

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EXPOSITION TEXTS.

• EXPOSITION TEXTS ARE USED TO PERSUADE BY ARGUING
  ONE SIDE OF AN ISSUE.
• EXPOSITIONS CONTAIN A THESIS, ARGUMENTS, AND
  REINFORCEMENT OF THE ISSUE.
• LANGUAGE FEATURES INCLUDE WORDS THAT QUALIFY,
  USUALLY AND PROBABLY, AND WORDS THAT LINK
  ARGUMENTS, FIRSTLY AND ON THE OTHER HAND.

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ARGUMENTATIVE TEXTS.

• ARGUMENTATIVE TEXTS ARE USED TO CRITIC ARTWORK,
  FOOD ECT.
• ARGUMENTATIVE TEXTS CONTAIN OUTLINING OF THE
  ISSUE, ARGUMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, POSITION ON
  ARGUMENTS AND SUMMING UP.

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NARRATIVE TEXTS.

• PURPOSE OF A NARRATIVE TEXT IS TO ENTERTAIN,
  AMUSE, OR INSTRUCT.
• NARRATIVES ARE STRUCTURED WITH AN ORIENTATION,
  COMPLICATION, EVALUATION, AND RESOLUTION.
• NARRATIVES FEATURE WORDS RELEVANT TO TIME, VERBS,
  AND NOUN GROUPS.