What is a text?

Definition
	A text is a sequence of paragraphs that represents an extended unit of speech.

Kinds
	Here are some different kinds of text genres:
	What is a narrative text? What is a procedural text? What is hortatory text? What is expository text? What is a descriptive text?

Concept module: text
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): T
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
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This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003. [Ordering information.]

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