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In the semantic model, does the text exist only because the reader gives it meaning?
Yes, in this model the text is constructed by a reader from the symbols, and structures in, or expressed by, the document.
Which model challenges the assumption that the text is meant to be read by humans?
Data model, because in this model, humans are not the only processing agents; machines, such as computers, can process text as well.
In the semantic model a text is what a reader finds meaningful. Is the statement correct or incorrect?
Correct
Name at least 3 of the 5 statements that Allen Renear established to define the structural text
Real: texts are independent of our interests and theories about them. Abstract: texts are made up of abstract objects. Intentional: texts are the result of a
Which of the following best describes text genres:
it has a specific function in the culture and reflects a purpose from the writer and that is notable for the receptor.
The text genre is determined by:
Text function is defined as.....
all of them.
Based on the theory of speech acts, How many functions does the text have?
Classify the following statement as true or false: "There are situations where the contextual indicators are more dominant than linguistics indicators."
What aspects are relevant for successful communication through texts?
Context. Area of expertise. Participants-communicators and their communicative, social, and professional roles. Time and location of communication.
Text production and text reception need to be analyzed as:
a communicative event and a form of social interaction.
According to Graesser the text is something interpreted:
on line, unit by unit, word for word and on the basis world knowledge and language knowledge
What is a “text model”?
It is a personal mental representation of a text genre, as it presents individual knowledge, beliefs and opinions.
What are 2 dimensions of intertextualuty?
Which of the following can be linked to hegemony, polyphony and heteroglossia:
