Types And Characteristics Of Text

Texts are coded compositions of signs (letters or drawings), within a writing system, (as in the case of alphabets or pictograms and hieroglyphs), are the units of meaning and communication written. Texts are born with writing, they are sets of words that within their structure contain a message and They have a communicative purpose, so their purpose is to communicate or make known information through they.

Texts are classified both by their structure, which can be lyrical, narrative, expository, informative, legal, or otherwise. nature, as well as by the subject matter in which they are developed, being able to be philosophical, military, scientific, poetic, or literary properly bliss. There are various types of texts, including the following:

Types of texts by their subject:

• Scientific texts
• Religious
• Historical
• Scientists
• Philosophical
• Administrative
• Journalistic
• Humanistic
• Mathematicians
• Biological
• Chemicals

Types of texts by their structure:

• Linguistic
• Informative
• Literary
• Advertising
• Digital
• Narrative
• Descriptive
• Argumentative
• Expository
• Legal

Characteristics of the Texts

Literary texts

They are those in which literary characteristics are found, understood as those typical of literature, such as novels, stories, poetry, stories, theater, essays, myths, etc. That is, all narrative, lyrical and dramatic genres. Although all texts themselves are intrinsically within literature, regardless of whether they are scientific, legal, religious, philosophical, historical, military, dramatic or of any kind. Literary texts are taken as those belonging to genres of literature as an instrument that uses the written word, understood as the literary productions of an era, genre, or nation, mainly artistic, or where human virtuosity is expressed through the word written.

Argumentative texts

They are the texts in which arguments are presented, that is, in these texts reasoning for or against a certain question, position, thesis or topic, in order to convince the reader or the interlocutor through arguments favorable or contrary to the topic treaty. In this type of text, reasoned arguments are sought to present an evaluative judgment (favorable or not) with regarding a topic, although opinions are often expressed that are not necessarily rational, but simply subjective.

Descriptive texts

These texts tell or describe things, be they objects, people, places, situations, emotions, thoughts, and everything imaginable, since all of this is describable. These texts are characterized by being able to detail any concrete, abstract or human reality. This type of text is widely used in fields such as science, social sciences and medicine, in texts that must detail and specify various processes, as well as describe conditions, etc. Also in detailed descriptions of data on individuals or groups, referring to specific situations.

Expository texts

They are those in which certain events, facts and realities (social, philosophical, human etc) are presented objectively. This type of text differs from argumentative texts, in that it tries to show something or explain it without the "spirit" of convincing itself.

Administrative texts

They are those that are used as communication, as well as in procedures, of individuals with the various institutions, (governmental, educational, military, census, medical, etc.) examples of This type are the instances, petitions, resources, certificates, minutes, sentences, and those that are used in the administration (governmental or business), such as memoranda, official letters and others.

Legal texts

These texts are those related to the jurisdictional scope, such as codes, judgments, resources, offices, legal memoranda and the laws. These present a logical and progressive arrangement in the content, avoiding ambiguities and misinterpretations, through an objective narration, and an explicit language. Declarative sentences are used in the third person singular, in an impersonal way and a correct language and the use of technicalities and some Latinisms typical of the field is customary legal.

Informative texts

They are those whose main function is to inform and transmit information or communication; This is the case of newspapers, magazines, press releases, reports, brochures, some books, as well as messages from texts that some information media use to publicize news, through cell phones, tablets and computers.

Digital texts

Digital or electronic texts are those used in technological devices such as computers, tablets, cell phones, e-Books (or electronic books). This type of text has a relatively recent existence, having a large-scale introduction to the market, only in the first decade of the 21st century, although some types of electronic formats and devices with messaging capabilities were already on the market since the 90s of the century XX. Digital texts include those that are produced in word processor formats, and those that are are transmitted by various technological devices, such as the so-called text messages of the cell phones.