- Definition
News item text is
a text which is telling information about event of the day which is
considered newsworthy or important.
- social function
to inform readers,
listeners or viewers about events of the day which are considered
newsworthy or important.
- generic structure
- newsworthy event (s) ; recounts the event in summary form
- back ground events : elaborate what happened, to whom, in what curriculum stances.
- Sources : comments by participants, witnesses to and authorities experts on the event.
- The language features :
- Use of relational and mental process
- Short, telegraphic information about story summarized in one-sentence headline
- Use material or action process in source stage
- Focus on circumstantial meanings
- Often dramatic use of participant structure
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