Lesson 6: Hypertext and Intertext Flashcards
a non-linear way to present information and is usually
accomplished using “links”. Such links help the readers navigate further information
about the topic being discussed and may also lead to other links that can direct the
readers to various options.
hypertext
text displayed on a computer display or other electronic devices
with references to other text that the reader can immediately access; documents are interconnected by hyperlinks, which are typically activated by a
mouse click, keypress set, or by touching the screen.
hypertext
a global hypertext system of information
residing on servers linked across the internet.
world wide web
the foundation of World Wide Web enabling users to click on link
to obtain more information on a subsequent page on the same site or from website
anywhere in the world.
hypertext
The term hypertext was coined by
Ted Nelson in 1963
colloquially termed a web
address, is a reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer
network and a mechanism for retrieving it.
URL
URL stands for
uniform resource locator
URLs can be
http, ftp, mailto, JDBC, and many more
http refers to
web pages
file transfer refers to
ftp
mailto refers to
JDBC refers to
database access
http stands for
hypertext transfer protocol
ftp stands for
file transfer protocol
a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) scheme for email addresses
mailto
JDBC stands for
Java™ EE Database Connectivity
a typical URL is in the form
protocol, host name, file name
http://www.example.com/index.html
links are not just limited to text or documents but may also incorporate
other forms of multimedia such as images, audio, and videos that stimulate more
senses. This is called
hypermedia
are also examples of hypertext in which readers
move from one website to another because of embedded links in the words,
sometimes not returning to the original pages at all.
hypertextual poems
one method of text development that
enables the author to make another text based on another text. It happens when
some properties of an original text are incorporated in the text that is created by
another author. One good reason why it occurs is perhaps the second writer is greatly
affected or influenced by the first writer leading to a combination of imitation and
creation.
intertextuality or intertext
technically defined as a process of text
development that merges two more processes such as imitation and creation in doing
a text. It involves imitation because the author as highly influenced by another
author comes up with his own version of the text consciously or unconsciously
incorporating the style and other characteristics of the text done by that author.
intertext or intertextuality
intertextuality has rooted from the work of
Ferdinand de Saussure (1867-1913)
the term intertextuality was first used by
Julia Kristeva in the 1960s
Intertextuality is said to take place using four specific methods namely:
retelling, quotation, allusion, pastiche