Written texts

as
connected
discourse
Prepared by:
Ms. Jeny S. Sese
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 What is discourse??
◦ Discourse is made up of
utterances having the property
of coherence.

◦ It is an extended expression of
thoughts and ideas
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 What is a text??
◦ A text is a large unit of written
ideas.

◦ It refers to a group of ideas put

together to make a point or one
central idea.
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 TEXT

Can be understood Cannot be

easily understood easily

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Properties of
Well-Written
Texts

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 1. Organization
➢ refers to the arrangement of
ideas

➢ outline

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 Outline
◦ provides a format in which ideas
can be arranged in a hierarchy

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 2. Coherence and
Cohesion
◦ refer to the connection of ideas
and connection between
sentences and between
paragraphs.

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 2. Coherence and
Cohesion
◦ refer to the connection of ideas
and connection between
sentences and between
paragraphs.

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3. Appropriate use of
language
◦ refers to the acceptable style of
language for a particular form of
text.

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4. Proper Mechanics
◦ refers to the conventions of
writing

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Text vs. Discourse
◦ Text is defined in terms of it
physical product.
◦ (meaning is not found in text)

◦ Discourse is viewed as a process.

◦ (meaning is derived through the reader’s
interaction with the text)
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