TEXT

It is generally considered was written material,

especially longer pieces of writing as in a book, a letter
or a newspaper.

Discourse is generally regarded as spoken.

Qualities of a text
By Jorgensen and Philips
 Cohesion- the parts are connected
Coherence- the overall text has meaning.
Intentionality- the writer’s attitude and purpose can be
discerned
Acceptability- the text is recognized.
Informativity- there is a quantity of new or expected info.
Situationality- The text’s topic is situationally and culturally
appropriate.
Intertextuality- the text can be linked to preceding
discourse
Written text
It is also describe as written discourse, especially when
a simple analysis of it reveals that it is connected
discourse, e.g.

THE CHARACTERISTIC OF CONNECTED DISCOURSE

1. Its idea are linked logically.

here are some steps to make a logical division of idea
paragraph:
a) Begin a logical division paragraph with a topic
sentence.
b) In the supporting sentences, discuss each point one
after the other.
c) Introduce each new point with a signal word or phrase.
d) In addition, support each point with a convincing detail
such as an example or a statistic (number, amount,
percentages, etc)
e) Finally, end a logical division paragraph with a
concluding sentence.
CONNECTIVES FOR LISTING ARGUMENTS
You have seen that we can use different connectives to
list the supporting argument in the text. The listing
connectives are:
FIRSTLY This can be used for the first
supporting argument.
SECONDLY,FURTHERMORE, These can be used for any further
MOREOVER, IN ADDITION supporting argument (except, of
course, for “secondly” which can only
be used for the second.

FINALLY This can be used for the last

supporting argument.
CONCLUDING CONNECTIVES
Three common concluding connectives are:

In conclusion these all carry roughly the same

meaning. They should be used to
In summary indicate that you are making final
statement that cover all the
supporting argument in a very
thus
generally way