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It is a formal statement of the meaning or significance of a word, phrase, idiom, etc, as found in dictionary
definition
considered that writing which is personal, emotional, impressionistic, or subjective in nature
non-academic texts
it can be more informal in tone, and may even rely more heavily on emotional appeal or the opinions of the author
non-academic texts
IS A MODE OF PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT
THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS.
definition
IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT CLARIFIES THE
MEANING OF A WORD OR CONCEPT AND IT
ALSO LIMITS THE SCOPE OF THAT
PARTICULAR WORD OR CONCEPT.
definition
is a one or more paragraphs that attempt to explain a complex term
extended definition
IS NEEDED TO DEFINE
ABSTRACT CONCEPT.IT ALLOWS YOU TO
BROADEN YOUR DEFINITION
ANALOGY,METAPHORS,COMPARISON AND
CONTRAST ,DESCRIPTIONS ,ANALYSIS
,FUNCTION ,ETYMOLOGY AND SEMANTIC
ORIGIN.
EXTENDED DEFINITION
3 parts of Formal Definition
Term
Class or Concept
Traits
The three-part essay structure
- introduction
- body
- conclusion
may be considered that writing which is personal, emotional, impressionistic, or subjective in nature
non-academic text
it can be more informal in tone, and may even rely more heavily on emotional appeal or the opinions of the author
non-academic text
samples of non academic text
poems, skits, letters, compositions
is defined as critical, objective, specialized texts written by experts or professionals in a given field using formal language
academic text
are based on facts with solid basis
academic text
is generally quite formal objective (impersonal) and technical
academic text