Discourse analysis

Activity 4 Unpacking a text
Here is another poem by Ryokan. Can you 'unpack' its grammar? That is to say, what further features of English grammar does it display ?

Home Activity: find an example of a small text from books you are reading or newspaper or internet news and find as much information about the language (facts about the language).

Lesson 3 WHAT IS THE TEXT. Cohesion

Think back over your day. How many texts have you engaged with?
- And how many kinds of texts have you engaged with?
Some of the Receptive ( because you made them listen e.g while having breakfast on a radio or television
Some of the are Productive (because you produce them e.g speak with your parents, sibling or friend on a phone
Just to give you an idea, here's how our day started

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  radio news (spoken, deceptive)
  
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  two pages of a novel (written, receptive)
  
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  sporadic conversation with partner (spoken, interactive)
  
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  reading and responding to e-mails (written, interactive)
  
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  listening to programme details on radio (spoken, receptive)
  
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  overhearing snatches of partner's phone conversation (spoken, receptive)
  
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  making shopping list (written, productive)
  
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  consulting reference books on discourse analysis (written, receptive)
  
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  writing this paragraph (written, productive)
  

Well, probably so many that it’ s impossible either to recall them or to list them, especially if you include spoken text.

Activity 1 Texts or non-texts? Work in groups

Look at the following seven extracts. Which, in your opinion, qualify as texts? What are your criteria?

1. 
   For the perfect cup, use-one tea bag per person and add freshly drawn boiling water. Leave standing for three to five minutes before stirring gently. Can be served with or without milk and sugar.
   
2. 
   Scot
   

thanks for sending me discs
sandy mckay

3. 
   

   The university has got a park.

   It has got a modern tram system.

   He has got a swimming pool.

   I have got tickets for the theatre.

   Rio has got some beautiful beaches.

   She has got a good view from the window. ^10

   
   

4. 
   Suzy Stressed gets up late and has a shower. She doesn't have breakfast. She goes to work by car. She gets to work at five to nine. She uses the lift. At eleven o'clock she has a cigarette and a black coffee. Suzy has lunch at half past one. She finishes work at six o'clock. Then she goes to an Italian class. She gets home late. After that she watches TV. She has dinner at eleven o'clock. She goes to bed very late. Suzy is very stressed. Do you live like Suzy?
   
5. 
   I like a pumpkin
   

I like a celery
Go towards the 21 century

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YOU ARE NOW ENTERING THE HUMAN HEART

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