module 4

• Hypertext


  A non-linear way to present information, usually accomplished using "links" that help readers navigate further information and may lead to other links
• Hypertext


  • Allows readers to create their own meaning out of the material and learn better associatively
  • Text displayed on a computer or electronic device with references to other text the reader can immediately access
• Hypertext documents


  1. Interconnected by hyperlinks, typically activated by mouse click, keypress, or touching the screen

  2. Allows dynamic organization of information through links and connections
• World Wide Web (www)


  A global hypertext system of information residing on servers linked across the internet
• The term "hypertext" was coined by Ted Nelson


  1963
• Hypertext


  Allows readers to access information particularly suited to their needs, e.g. accessing a definition for an unfamiliar term
• Uniform Resource Locator (URL)


  A reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it
• Links


  • Not just limited to text or documents, may also incorporate other multimedia like images, audio, and videos
• Hypertext system


  • The reader is free to navigate information by exploring the connections provided
  • Very different from the usual linear form, with text broken down into smaller units (lexias)
• Intertextuality


  A process of text development that merges imitation and creation, where an author is influenced by another and incorporates their style and characteristics
• The term "intertextuality" was first used by Julia Kristeva


  1960s
• Methods of intertextuality


  • Retelling
  • Pastiche
  • Quotation
  • Allusion
• Retelling


  Restatement of a story or re-expression of a narrative
• Quotation


  Directly lifting the exact statements or set of words from another text
• Allusion


  Explicitly or implicitly pertaining to an idea or passage found in another text without using quotation
• Pastiche


  Copying the style or other properties of another text without making fun of it (unlike a parody)