Concept of Descriptive Text
Descriptive Text is a kind of text with a purpose to give information. The context of this kind of text is the description of particular thing, animal, person, or others, for instance: our pets or a person we know well. It differs from Report which describes things, animals, persons, or others in general. The Social Function of Descriptive Text is to describe a particular person, place, or thing.
1. Generic Structure
The Generic Structure of
Descriptive Text consists of Identification and Description.
Identification: Identifies
phenomenon to be described.
Description: Describes parts,
qualities, characteristics, etc.
2. Language Features
Descriptive often uses 'be' and
'have'. Tense which is often used is Simple Present Tense. However, some times
it uses Past tense if the thing to be described doesn't exist anymore.
Significant Grammatical Features:
a.
Focus on specific participants
b.
Use of Simple Present Tense
c.
Use of Simple Past Tense if Extinct.
d.
Verbs of being and having 'Relational
Processes'.
(My mum is really cool,
She has long black hair)
e. Use
of descriptive adjectives
(strong legs, white
fangs)
f. Use of detailed Noun Phrase to give
information about the subject.
(a very beautiful scenery, a sweet young lady, very thick fur)
g.
Use of action verbs 'Material
Processes'
(It eats grass, It runs
fast)
h. Use
of adverbials to give additional information about behaviour
(fast, at tree house)
i.
Use of Figurative language
(John is as white as
chalk.)
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