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    Bahasa Inggris - Media Modul 3 - KB 1

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    This document discusses descriptive text and provides an example of describing people and animals. Descriptive text uses details of the senses to depict something visually for the reader. It generally uses present tense and includes an identification part to introduce the topic followed by a description. Descriptive language focuses on topics through repeated words, adjectives, adverbs, and pre- and post-modified noun phrases to fully illustrate characteristics. The examples demonstrate describing a person's appearance and personality and an animal's features and the writer's view.

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    This document discusses descriptive text and provides an example of describing people and animals. Descriptive text uses details of the senses to depict something visually for the reader. It generally uses present tense and includes an identification part to introduce the topic followed by a description. Descriptive language focuses on topics through repeated words, adjectives, adverbs, and pre- and post-modified noun phrases to fully illustrate characteristics. The examples demonstrate describing a person's appearance and personality and an animal's features and the writer's view.

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    This document discusses descriptive text and provides an example of describing people and animals. Descriptive text uses details of the senses to depict something visually for the reader. It generally uses present tense and includes an identification part to introduce the topic followed by a description. Descriptive language focuses on topics through repeated words, adjectives, adverbs, and pre- and post-modified noun phrases to fully illustrate characteristics. The examples demonstrate describing a person's appearance and personality and an animal's features and the writer's view.

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    Bahasa Inggris - Media Modul 3 - KB 1

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    This document discusses descriptive text and provides an example of describing people and animals. Descriptive text uses details of the senses to depict something visually for the reader. It generally uses present tense and includes an identification part to introduce the topic followed by a description. Descriptive language focuses on topics through repeated words, adjectives, adverbs, and pre- and post-modified noun phrases to fully illustrate characteristics. The examples demonstrate describing a person's appearance and personality and an animal's features and the writer's view.

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    DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

    DESCRIBING PEOPLE AND ANIMAL

    MODUL 3 KB 1
    Descriptive Text
    One Column

    1 What is Descriptive Text?

    2 Generic Structure

    Overview
    3 Lexicogrammatical Features

    Example of Descriptive Texts (Describing People and


    4
    Animal)

    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 know well (Gerot and Wignell, 1994
    in Anggun, 2016)

    • Appeals to the senses, tells how something looks, feels, smells, tastes, and / or sounds; something like a word picture enabling
    readers to imagine the described objects, places, or persons (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.


    Identification introduces and identifies specific objects (a person, thing, place, animal, or event)
    intended to be described. Description describes the intended objects using descriptive details
    or information about the objects’ characteristics, appearances, personality, habits, or qualities
    (Derewianka, 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 - PEOPLE


    General
    Identification

    Description

    8
    Description

    Personal Opinion
    Descriptive Text

    EXAMPLE OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT – ANIMAL


    General
    Identification

    Description

    11
    General
    Identification

    Personal opinion
    Thank You

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