the

text must be a complete whole

the manifestation of the author’s

attitude to the things described

a dialogue going on between the author,

the reader & other writers

any text must convey certain information

intensification (logical/emotive)

the

action or fact of forming a united whole with the help of explicit formal connectors

(internal)

interconnectedness; a continuity of senses which holds

a text together

anticipation of future events / return

to events in the past

Discourse 

Text 

the

circumstances

that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which

it can be fully understood and assessed: 

the

parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word

or passage and clarify its meaning

a  product of speech,

represented in

written

form,

that follows some literary norms; 

a

concrete unit of speech, generated & perceived in its oral or written form along with the

Brevity, clarity, accuracy,

objectivity, standardization/keeping track of the change vs. 

Straightforward/hidden evaluation,

subjectivity, argumentation

Individuality/subjectivity; unity of artistic form and contents; emotionality and evaluation

Standardization/expressiveness; Social evaluation; Subjectivity (author as a private person & social being); Dialogical character

to prove a hypothesis, to create new

concepts, to disclose the internal laws of existence

to persuade, influence the reader/

listener & shape his/ her views in accordance with the argumentation of

the author

to

inform the general public about about relevant domestic/international

developments

to reach an agreement & to

state conditions binding 2 parties in an undertaking