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    DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

    MODUL 3 KB 2
    Descriptive Text
    One Column

    1 What is Descriptive Text?

    2 Generic Structure

    Overview
    3 Lexicogrammatical Features

    Example of Descriptive Texts (Describing People and An


    4
    imal)

    2
    Descriptive Text

    What is descriptive text?

    • Describe a particular person, place, or thing (Gerot and Wignel, 1994)

    • Describes particular things, animals, persons, or others, for instance: pets or persons we kno
    w well (Gerot and Wignell, 1994 in Anggun, 2016)

    • Appeals to the senses, tells how something looks, feels, smells, tastes, and / or sounds; some
    thing like a word picture enabling readers to imagine the described objects, places, or person
    s (Oshima and Hogue, 1998)

    • It is used to show, report, describe, and present information


    3
    Descriptive Text

    Generic Structure

    A descriptive text is made up of identification or general statement and description element. Ide
    ntification introduces and identifies specific objects (a person, thing, place, animal, or event) int
    ended to be described. Description describes the intended objects using descriptive details or i
    nformation about the objects’ characteristics, appearances, personality, habits, or qualities (Der
    ewianka, 2004; Butt et.al., 2000; Gerot & Wignell, 1994; Knapp and Watkins, 2005, p. 149; Emilia
    & Christie, 2013)

    4
    Descriptive Text

    Generic Structure

    Generic Structure Function

    Identification Identifies phenomenon to be


    described

    Description Describes parts, qualities, or


    characteristics

    5
    Significant Lexicogrammatical Features
    1. Focusing on a specific object
    2. Generally using Present Tense
    3. Using linking verbs and verbs to classify things and describe appearances, characteristics, parts,
    and functions
    4. Frequently using pre- and post- modified noun phrases
    5. Using adjectives and adverbs to add information to nouns and verbs in the provision of detailed
    information
    6. Using adverbial phrases of manner, place, or time
    7. Using words explaining characteristics features (size, shape, location, color, etc)
    8. Using details to visualize the topic
    9. Providing examples (using the phrases for instance, such as, to illustrate, or to demonstrate)
    10. Using the topic word or the topic-synonymous word repeatedly
    6
    Descriptive Text

    EXAMPLE OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT - PLACES


    General
    Identification

    Description

    Description

    8
    Descriptive Text

    EXAMPLE OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT – THINGS


    General
    Identification

    Description

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