L1

• Text

  Written material, especially longer pieces, such as a book, a letter or a newspaper
• Discourse

  Formal and often lengthy discussion of a topic, where concepts and insights are arranged in a logical manner
• Purposes of a discourse

  • To inform
  • To persuade
  • To entertain
• Cohesion


  The parts of a discourse are connected
• The word "text" comes from the Latin word "texere" which means to weave
• Jorgensen and Phillips

  They put forth the qualities of a text
• Six qualities of a text according to Jorgensen and Phillips

  • cohesion
  • coherence
  • intentionality
  • acceptability
  • informativity
  • intertextuality
• Cohesion

  The parts are connected
• Coherence


  The overall text has meaning
• Intentionality 


  The writers attitude and purpose can be discerned
• Acceptability


  The text is recognized
• Informativity


  There is a quantity of new or expected information
• Situationality


  The text topic is situationality and culturality appropriate
• Intertextuality


  The text can be linked to preceding discourse