We live in a word of words. When these
words are put together to communicate a meaning, a piece of text is created. When
you speak or write to communicate a massage, you are constructing a text. When you
read, listen to or view a piece of text, you are interpreting its meaning. There are two main categories of
texts; literary and factual.
Literary texts
Literary text includes stories,
movies scripts, limericks, fairy tales, plays, novel, song lyrics, mimes and
soap opera. They are constructed to appeal to our emotions and imagination. There
are three main text types in this category: narrative, poetic and dramatic. Media
texts such as films, videos, television shows and CDs can also fall in this
category.
Factual texts
Factual texts include advertisements,
announcements, internet web sites, current affairs shows, debates, recipes,
report and instruction. They present information or ideas and aim to show, tell
or persuade the audience. The main text types in this category are recount,
explanation, discussion, information report, exposition and procedure.
Source:
Text Type In English; Mark and Kathy Anderson; MACMILLAN; 2003
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