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GENRETHE ENGLISH TEXT TYPE


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genre

Memiliki:

Particular purposes

( communicative purpoe !Particular stages" #itinctive : $eginning"

mi##le" an# en# ( generic rtucture !

Particular linguistic features


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%& RE')NT

Social function:

To retell event *or t+e purpoe o* in*orming orentertaining

Generic structure:rientation : provi#e t+e etting an# intro#uceparticipant

( giving in*ormation a$out ,+at" ,+o" ,+ere an#

,+en!event : to tell ,+at +appene# in ,+at e-uence

RE rientation : optional " cloure o* event


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Language *eature o* RE')NT

Focus on spesific participant

( noun an# pronoun: ,e" .avi#" t+e animal #ll !

Material process

( /ction ver$: go" leep" run etc !

Past tense

Temporal sequence( a*ter" $e*ore " t+en !

Conjuction ( $ut " an#" 0!

Circumstances of time and place

( a#ver$ 1 a#ver$ p+rae +o,ing time an# place !

2 Adjectivesto mo#i*3 noun


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4& N/RR/TI5E

SOCIAL FUGTIO

To amue" entertain" an# to #eal ,it+ actual or vicarioue6perience in #i**erent ,a3( It #eal ,it+ pro$lematic event ,+ic+ lea# to a crii orturning point o* ome kin# ,+ic+ in turn *in# areolution!Generic sructure:rientation :et t+e cene" intro#uce participantEvaluation : a tepping $ack to evaluate t+e plig+t

'omplication : a crii arieReolution : t+e crii i reolve# " *or $etter or ,oreRe orientation : optional


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Language *eature o* narrrative

Speci*ic an# in#ivi#uali7e# participant

( noun or pronoun!

Material proce

8e+avioral proce ( $reat+e" nore" #ream0!5er$al proce ( ai#" tol#" ake# 0!

Mental proce ( t+ink" un#ertan#" like0&!

Relational proce

( time connective an# temporal con9ungtion !Temporal circumtance

Pat tene


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& Proce#ure

Social function !

To #ecri$e +o, omet+ing i accompli+e#

t+roug+ a e-uence o* action or tep

Generic structure

Goal

Material (not re-uire# *or all proce#ure tek!

Step % ; n ( goal *ollo,e# $3 a erie o* teporiente# to ac+ieving t+e goal !


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Language *eature o* proce#ure

Generali7e# +uman agent

Simple preent o*ten imperative

material proce ( /ction ver$ !Temporal con9unction or num$ering to

in#icate e-uence

/#ver$ to +o, t+e #etail o* time an#place e& g *or *ive minute" t,o centimete

*rom t+e top0


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Language *eature o* #ecription

Speci*ic participant ( noun !

Simple preent

/ttri$utive an# i#enti*3ing Proce

( relating ver$ ,+ic+ in*orm a$out t+e u$9ect!

5ariou a#9ective like : #ecri$ing" num$ering"

clai*3ing " t,o ,+ite *ang" t,o trong leg etc

.etaile# noun p+rae to in*orm a$out t+e u$9ect


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=& Ne, item

Social function!To in*orm rea#er " litener or vie,er a$outevent o* t+e #a3 ,+ic+ are coni#ere#ne,,ort+3 or importantGeneric stucture !Ne,,ort+3 event(! : recount t+e event inummar3 *orm8ackgroun# event : ela$orate ,+at +appenen#to ,+om" in ,+at circumtancecSource : comment $3 participant in" ,itneeto an# a3t+oritie e6pert on t+e event


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Language *eature o* ne, item

S+ort telegrap+ic in*ormation a$out tor3capture# in +ea#line

>ocu on peron"animal" certain t+ing

>ocu on circumtance

Material proce ( action ver$ !

5er$al proce in ource tage

Pat tene/rrange# in e-uence o* event


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? &REPRT

Social function !to #ecri$e t+e ,a3 t+ing are ,it+ re*erence to arrangeo* natural " man ma#e an# ocial p+enomena in ourenvironmentit i t+e reult o* 3tematic o$ervation or anal3i

it i general concluion" general tatement a$outGeneric structure!General clai*ication: tell ,+at p+enomena un#er#icuion i.ecription : tell t+e p+enomena i like in t+e term o*2part an# t+eir *unction

2@ualitie 2Ha$it or $e+aviour


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Language *eature o* report

General noun : reptile in 'omo#o ilan#

Relating ver$ 1 relational proce

( i " are" 0!

/ction ver$ ( $ir# *l3" t+e3 eat0!

Preent tene

Tec+nical term ( ,ater contain +3#rogen an#

o63gen &&!Paragrap+ ,it+ topic entence to arrange ome

in*ormation


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A& /N/LYTI'/L EXPSITIN

Social function !

To perua#e t+e rea#er or litener t+at omet+ing i t+ecae t+at t+ere i a cae to concern" to pa3 attention to !

Generic stucture!

T"esis

Poition : intro#uce topic an# in#icate ,riter poition

Previe, :outline t+e main argument to $e preente#

Ar#uments

Point : retate main argument outline# in previe,Ela$oration : #evelop an# upport eac+ point 1 argument


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Language *eature o* anal3tical

e6poition

General noun : car " pollution" +an#p+one

/$tract noun :polic3" government0

Tec+nical term :pecie o* animal0

Relating ver$/ction ver$

T+inking ver$

Mo#al ver$

'onnective

Evaluative ,or# : important" valua$le0


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B HRT/TRY EXPSITIN

Social function:

To perua#e t+e rea#er t+at omet+ing +oul# or +oul#

not $e t+e cae

It e6+ort omeone to take or to #eit in ome action

Generic structure!

T+ei : announcement o* iue o* concern

/rgument : reaon *or concern" lea#ing to

recommen#ationRecommen#ation : tatement o* ,+at oug+t not to +appen


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Language *eature o* +ortator3

e6poitionGeneric +uman an# non +uman participant

Mental proce : to tate ,+at t+e ,riter t+ink or *eela$out t+e iue

Material proce to tate ,+at +appen

Relational proce to tate ,+at it +oul# $e

Simple preent

/$tract noun

Tec+nical ver$

Paive *ormMo#al ver$

Evaluative ,or#


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C& SP>

Social function:

To retell an event ,it+ +umorou t,it

Generic structure:

rientation : et t+e ceneEvent : tell ,+at +appene#

T,it : provi#e t+e punc+line


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Language *eature o* poo*

>ocu on peron" animal" certain t+ing

/ction ver$

Pat tene'ircumtance o* time an# place

Material proce


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%D&E6planationSocial function!

To give an account o* +o, omet+ing ,ork or reaon *or omep+enomenon ( ,+3 i it o Ho, #oe it ,ork!

T,o $aic t3pe :

E6plaining +o, : mec+anical e6planation ( +o, #oe a pump ,ork!

Tec+nological e6planation ( +o, #oe a computer ,ork !

S3tem e6planation ( Ho, #oe a compan3 ,ork !

Natural e6planation ( +o, are mountain *orme# !

E6plaining ,+3 :

F+3 #oe t+ing *loat an# ot+er ink

F+3 #oe iron go rut3Generic structure !

General tatement

/ e-uence# e6planation o* ,+3 or +o, omet+ing occur


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Language *eature o* e6planation

General an# a$tract noun

/ction ver$

Simple preent tene

Paive *orm

con9unction o* time

caue an# e**ect relation+ip

Noun p+rae

/$tract noun

/#ver$ial p+rae

'omple6 entence

Tec+nical term


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%%& .icuion

Social *unction

To preent ( at leat ! t,o point o* vie, a$out an iue

To look at an iue *rom a range o* perpective $e*ore

making 9u#gement or recommen#ation

Generic tructure :

Iue : tatement an# previe,

/rgument *or an# againt or tatement o* #i**erent point

o* vie, : point an# ela$oration'oncluion or recommen#ation


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Language *eature o* #icuion

Generic +uman an# non +umanparticipant

Material procee

Relational procee

Mental procee : *eel " $elieve" t+ink 0

'omparative : contrative

'one-uential con9unctionReaoning e6pree a ver$ an# noun


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%4& Revie,

Social function !

Tocriti-ue an art ,ork or event *or a pu$lic au#ience

( ,ork o* art inclu#e movie" T5 +o," $ook" pla3" opera"recor#ing" e6+i$ition" concert an# $allet !

Generic structure !

rientation : place t+e ,ork in it general an# particular conte6t&*ten $3 comparing it ,it+ it kin# or t+roug+ analogue ,it+ a nonart o$9ect or event

Interpretative Recount : ummarie t+e plot an# 1 or provi#e anaccount o* +o, t+e ,ork came into $eing

Evaluation : uuall3 recurive( evaluation %"4""0 !

Evaluative ummation


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Language *eature o* revie,

>ocu on particular participant

/ttitu#inal le6i to +o, .irect e6preion o* opinion"

inclu#ing attitu#inal epit+et in nominal group

@ualitative attri$utive an# a**ective mental procee

Ela$orating an# e6ten#ing claue

Metap+orical language


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T+e ne6t

Important term to mater

material proce

epit+et circumtance

etc 0

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