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The structure of English texts - Coggle Diagram
The structure of English texts
Register
Lexico-grammatical and
discoursal-semantic patterns associated with situations
Set of linguistic constructions used in certain situations
There are
General (a classroom)
More specific (a lecture)
Genre
Texts that can be classified into
culturally-recognisable categories
Sub-registers
Within a register, we can find different sub-registers that differ from one another in terms of linguistics
ICE system
Written texts
Printed
Informative
Instructional
Persuasive
Creative
BNC system
Written texts
Academic prose
Many sub-registers
Spoken and written registers
Spoken
Not pre-planned
Written
Pre-planned
Often go through multiple drafts
The audience is anticipated by the writer