Key Concepts
What is the study of classifying texts into groups according to shared features?
Text typology.
Which form of communication is usually received through listening?
Oral communication / an oral text.
Which scholar is associated with the book *Text as an Object of Linguistic Research* (1981)?
I. R. Galperin.
Which text type tells what happened or presents events in sequence?
Narration.
How many months have 28 days?
All 12 months.
What do we call a category of texts with common structural and functional features?
A text type.
What do we call an extended text, such as a novel or a book with several chapters?
A macro-text.
Which theory focuses on a speaker's communicative intention, such as requesting or promising?
Speech Act Theory.
Which text type explains what a person, place, or object is like?
Description.
You have 5 apples and take away 2. How many apples do you have?
2 apples.
What is the main difference between text typology and text type?
Text typology is the classification system; a text type is one category within it.
Which criterion focuses on whether a text is spoken or written?
The form of communication.
Which approach focuses on the situation and context in which language is used?
Register Theory.
Which text type presents ideas and arguments to support a conclusion?
Reasoning
A farmer has 17 sheep. All but 9 run away. How many sheep remain?
9 sheep.
What is the difference between genre and text type?
enre is a recognizable communicative form; text type focuses on common textual features.
Name two criteria used to classify texts. Count at least two criteria
Structure, length, form of communication, function, or context.
According to the presentation, which scholar mainly focuses on planned and organized written texts?
I. R. Galperin.
Which functional style is common in research articles and academic theses?
Scientific style.
Two fathers and two sons go fishing. They catch 3 fish, and each person gets one fish. How is this possible?
There are only 3 people: a grandfather, a father, and a son.
What broader concept studies language in social and communicative contexts?
Discourse
What is the difference between a micro-text and a macro-text?
A micro-text is short, while a macro-text is extended.
Why can different scholars classify texts differently?
They may use different criteria, definitions, or theoretical approaches.
Which functional style is commonly used in laws, official applications, and diplomatic agreements?
Official-document style.
You are running a race. You overtake the person in second place. What position are you in now?
Second place.