Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: A Literary Analysis
“Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is a novel written in 1865 by the English writer Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.
Apart from being a writer, Lewis Carroll was also a mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and a photographer. He is famous for his facility at word play, logic, and fantasy. This is evident throughout his most famous novel.
The story is known worldwide by adults as well as children because adults, from Carroll’s day to the present, have been captivated
Read MoreUnderstanding Text Types: Narrative, Descriptive, Argumentative, and Informative
Text Types: A Detailed Explanation
Narrative Text
The narrative is a type of text that includes factual or fictional stories. When analyzing narrative texts, it’s necessary to study the story, the actions that compose it, the characters involved, the time and space where it develops, how these elements are arranged, and the point of view from which it’s told. Narratives, especially in literary texts, are often interwoven with dialogue and description, resulting in complex texts with different sequences.
Relative Pronouns, Word Types, and Text Types
Relative Pronouns
- To which
- Which
- Who (for persons)
- That
- As
Word Types
Determinatives
Classes of determinatives:
- Definite articles (the) and indefinite articles (a, an)
- Demonstratives (this, that, these, those)
- Possessives (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)
- Quantifiers (much, little, no, too, enough, another)
- Numbers (one, two, three, four… first, second…)
- Interrogative and exclamatory words (what, how)
Pronouns
Pronouns replace a noun phrase (NP).
Types of pronouns:
- Personal pronouns (me, you, he, she, it,
Language Varieties and Linguistic Diversity
Text Types and Discourse Genres
Text Types:
- Narrative: Account; Narrator: Omniscient, objective.
- Descriptive: Scientific or literary description.
- Expository: Divulgative or specialized.
- Argumentative: Argument, thesis, topic, exposition, conclusion; persuasive argument.
Discourse Genres:
- Humanistic texts
- Newspaper articles
- Technical-scientific texts
- Legal texts
- Literary texts
Matching
- Transmitter / receiver: Universal (book) / collective (newspaper)
- Channel
- Textual Polyphony
- Language Functions:
- Appellative
- Expressive
- Metalinguistic
- Poetic
- Phatic
- Representative
- Register:
Skopos Theory in Translation: Key Concepts
Define Skopos: Skopos is the word used for the aim or purpose of a translation. This is the prime principle that determines a translation.
Skopos Theory vs. Traditional Conceptions
How does the Skopostheorie definition of translation, within the scope of action theory, depart from traditional conceptions of translation? What do we mean by action theory? The Skopostheorie’s definition of translation departs from traditional concepts of translation because those concepts always mention the source
Read MoreExpository Texts: Characteristics and Structure
Exposure is a type of speech by which an issuer seeks to explain a topic clearly and orderly, for example, a history book.
Pragmatic Aspects
The communicative function predominates, specifically the referential function, as the important thing is the issue. Objectivity is the most important characteristic. The intention of the sender is didactic, therefore, it must be clear and precise, using ideas and referencing reliable information sources.
Depending on the type of receiver, two types of texts are
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