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Text, Conventions and Genre

Text, Conventions and Genre. Laura Lochore Westone Services. Tarian Adat???. Tarian Tulisan Sharing. Conventions. Conventions of texts can relate to: Format and layout of text Type of language used Content. Conventions of texts. Do not always transfer across cultures and languages

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Text, Conventions and Genre

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  1. Text, Conventions and Genre Laura Lochore Westone Services

  2. Tarian Adat??? • Tarian • Tulisan • Sharing

  3. Conventions Conventions of texts can relate to: • Format and layout of text • Type of language used • Content

  4. Conventions of texts • Do not always transfer across cultures and languages • Eg - Video phone conversation

  5. Why look at conventions? • Linguistic value • Intercultural value • Avoids separating texts into meaningless units But… it’s difficult… • I’m not a background speaker, I don’t know these things! • I’m a background speaker, it’s too automatic, I don’t know these things! Jangan kuatir!!!

  6. How do I do it?

  7. Janji Joni • What similarities and do you see on this DVD cover compared with English language DVD covers?

  8. Price Advertising/ sponsorship Sticker of authenticity Title and artist in large font Pictures of main characters Uses more than one language NO audience rating on front Picture clues about story

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