Text as Connected Discourse Flashcards
Is a behavioral non-interactive event restricted to your experience and understanding its characteristics and its meaning or information as to its singular purpose. It may contain information, specifically in the written form or printed form.
Text
How is text defined by the Linguistic glossary terms?
A text is a sequence of paragraphs that represents an extended unit of speech
It is a fundamental factor in a text
Grammatical Cohesion
How will we grasp the meaning of the text?
By analyzing the overall structure of the text
Is a social interactive event with many layers of communication and many layers of purpose
Discourse
What are the variety of medias used in a discourse?
Verbal, textual, visual, and audial
What is the basic difference between text and discourse?
Discourse depicts the usage of language for social purposes while a text can refer to any written or printed media.
What is the meaning of the LATIN word discursus?
Conversation
What are the steps in making a logical division of ideas in a paragraph?
- Begin a logical division paragraph with a topic sentence
- In the supporting sentences, discuss each point one after the other
- Introduce each new point with a signal word or phrase
- In addition, support each each point with a convincing detail such as an example or statistics
A key, the core the significant message of a reading selection
Central Theme
Refers to the arrangement of ideas in a text
Organization
Refers to the connection of ideas and connection between sentences and paragraphs
Coherence and Cohesion
Refers to the acceptable style of language for a particular form of text
Appropriate language use
Refers to the conventions of writing, which includes capitalization, punctuation, spelling, numerals, abbreviations, and contractions.
Mechanics
Is the logical expression and completeness of ideas in a text
Organization
What to key areas that organizing your writing focuses on?
Structure and Coherence
Is the beginning, middle and end pattern most paragraphs take
Text Structure
What are the characteristics of an effectively written beginning?
It can draw the reader into a piece of writing
What are the two purposes of beginning or introductions?
- To draw readers attention; and
2. To prepare the reader for the direction your writing is going to make
These are a few sentences that will get the attention of the readers and make them anticipate enthusiastically what lies in store for them in your paragraph/essay
Opening Techniques
What are the opening techniques?
- Asking a rhetorical question
- Citing a biblical passage
- Using a quotation
- Using the first few lines of a song or writing a famous poetic passage
- Telling an anecdote or a humorous story
- Using a startling or intriguing statement
- Using a narrative material taken from new papers, television newscasts, talk shows, etc.
This where strong paragraphs about the main idea or topic is explicitly stated
Topic Sentence
What does a good topic sentence always contain?
- A topic; and
2. A controlling idea
What is a rhetorical question?
A question that does not need an outright answer from the audience
The main subject matter or idea covered in the paragraph
Topic
This idea focuses the topic by providing direction to the composition
Controlling Idea
Writing the supporting of your paragraph
Middle
The last part of your paragraph structure. This is where the writer draws to close the ideas they mentioned and developed in the previous parts
Clincher
What are the three types of clincher?
- Summary clincher;
- Restatement; and
- Concluding statement
Condenses the entire thought of your paragraph in one sentence
Summary Clincher
Mentions again your main idea albeit in different words. You can use synonyms and a different sentence structure to restate your topic sentence or thesis statement.
Restatement
A recommendation or a prediction about the future based on your topic sentence or thesis statement
Concluding Statement
What LATIN word did coherence come from?
Cohere
What is the meaning of COHERE?
Stick together
This refers to the smooth transition and connection of ideas
Coherence
What are the six categories of transition words?
- Spatial Order
- Time Order;
- Numerical Order;
- Cause/Effect Order;
- Comparison/Contrast Order; and
- General/Specific Order
These are words used in descriptive writing to signal spatial relationships
Spatial Order
These are words used in writing narratives and instructions to signal chronological sequence
Time Order
These are words used in expository writing to signal order of importance
Numerical Order
These are words used in expository writing to signal causal relationships
Cause/Effect Order
These are words used in expository writing to signal similarities and differences
Comparison/Contrast Order
These are words used in descriptive reports and arguments to signal more specific elaboration on an idea
General/Specific Order
Above, below, beside, nearby, beyond, inside, and outside are examples of what transition words?
Spatial Order
Before, after, first, next, then, when, finally, while, as, during, earlier, later, and meanwhile are examples or what transition words?
Time Order
First, second, also, finally, in addition, equally important, and more or less importantly are examples of what transition words?
Numerical Order
Because, since, for, so, as a result, consequently, thus, and hence are examples of what transition words?
Cause/Effect Order
Also, additionally, just as, as if, as though, like, similarly, but, yet, only, although, whereas, in contrast, conversely, however, on the other hand, rather, instead, in spite of, and nevertheless are examples of what transition words?
Comparison/Contrast Order
For example, such as, like namely, for instance, that is, in fact, in other words, and indeed are example of what transition words?
Generic/Specific Order
Refers to the connectivity in a text
Cohesion
What is the difference between coherence and cohesion?
Coherence refers to how easy it is to understand the writing while cohesion refers to the connectivity in a text
What are the properties to be considered to be able to express meaning and min inwriting?
- Logical arrangement of ideas;
- Coherence and cohesion of a text;
- Appropriateness of language use;
- Mechanics;
- Writing structure; and
- Creativity
