Text genres and the dimensions of the medium

Authors

  • Rute Rosa Centro de Linguística da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa / FCSH-NOVA
  • Matilde Gonçalves Centro de Linguística da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa / FCSH-NOVA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26334/2183-9077/rapln7ano2020a16

Keywords:

text genres, medium, sociodiscursive interactionism, text and discourse linguistics

Abstract

Situated within text and discourse linguistics, this paper focuses on presentation and discussion of the relations between medium and text genres. Firstly, a categorization of the dimensions of the medium is presented. Finally, based on a qualitative analysis, this article discusses the role of medium in different textual genres - scientific article, medication package insert, interview, and graffiti.

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Published

2020-11-30

How to Cite

Rosa, R., & Gonçalves, M. (2020). Text genres and the dimensions of the medium. Journal of the Portuguese Linguistics Association, (7), 263–274. https://doi.org/10.26334/2183-9077/rapln7ano2020a16

Issue

No. 7 (2020): Journal of the Portuguese Linguistics Association

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2020 Rute Rosa, Matilde Gonçalves

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