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• Each genre has its function/social purpose

• Each genre has its text/generic structure

• Each genre uses different language features

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ANECDOTE

Generic structure: ANECDOTEGeneric structure: ANECDOTE• ABSTRACT

signals the retelling of an unusual incidentsignals the retelling of an unusual incident

• ORIENTATIONsets the scene (when & where)sets the scene (when & where)

• CRISISprovides details of the unusual incidentprovides details of the unusual incident

• REACTIONreaction to crisisreaction to crisis

• CODA (optional) (optional)reflection on or evaluation of the incidentreflection on or evaluation of the incident

A N E C D O T E

To share with others an account of an unusual or amusing incident

Deals with something unexpected or out of the ordinary

It is the unexpected events which makes the story worth telling

Almost exclusively used for oral genre

Language Features of AnecdoteLanguage Features of Anecdote

• Use of material processes/action verbs to tell what happened

• Use of exclamations (e.g. ‘guess what?!’ ; ‘I couldn’t believe it!’)

• Use of intensifiers (e.g. ‘really?!’; ‘very amazing’)

• Use of temporal conjunctions (e.g. and, then)

Example and Generic Structure

Al Brown was very good at fixing things around the house when they broke. One day he went to another city to do some works there, and his wife was alone in the house. While Mr. Brown was away, one of the faucets on the bathtub broke. Mrs. Brown didn’t know much about fixing broken faucets, so she telephoned a plumber.

The plumber came to the house that afternoon and fixed the faucet in a few minutes. When he finished, he gave Mrs. Brown his bill for the work.

She looked at it for several seconds and then said, “Your prices are very high, aren’t they? Do you know, the doctor costs less than this when he comes to the house?”

“Yes, I know,” answered the plumber. “I know that very well, because I was a doctor until I was lucky enough to find this job a few months ago.”