CONTEXT OF TEXT
DEVELOPMENT
AND
Context of text
development
Intertext / Intertextuality
• Hypertext
Intertext/Intertextuality
Intertext – The relationship between texts,
especially works of literature; the way that
similar or related texts influence, reflect, or
differ from each other.
Also it is the shaping of the text’s meaning by
another text.
• It is a literary device that creates an
interrelationship between text and generate
related understanding in separated works.
Types of
Intertext
Obligatory Intertextuality
Optional Intertextuality
• Accidental Intertextuality
Obligatory
Intertextuality
- Is when the writer deliberately involves a
comparison or association between two or
more text
Optional Intertextuality
- Has a less vital impact on the significance of
the hypertext. It is a possible, but not
essential, intertextual relationship that if
recognized, the connection will slightly shift
the understanding of the text (Fitzsimmons,
2013).
Accidental Intertextuality
- It is when readers often connect a text with
another text, cultural practice or a personal
experience, without there being any tangible
anchorpoint within the original text (John
Fitzsimmons).
HYPERTEXT
Texts that act as a electronic network of
related information, materials and pages
in gadgets and electronic devices.
Unlike hyperlinks, hypertexts are
displayed in text rather than a web link or
URL.
• Example is Facebook , which leads to
the Facebook page.
Critical Reading as Reasoning
What is
Reasoning?
Reasoning is an act of giving statement for
justification and explanation.
• It is the ability of someone to defend
something by giving out reasons.
1. Formulating Evaluative Statements
It is a way of giving better explanation to
show the strength and weakness of
something.
• Formulating
Evaluative
It presents a value judgement based on a
set of criteria.
• Statemen
t It is used in giving a sound judgement --- a judgement
can be backed up or supported by valid reasons or proof.
It is the writer’s way of explaining why a strength is a
strength and a weakness a weakness based on
How to Formulate an Evaluative
Statement?
Evaluative statements about a text
are formulated after having read the
text carefully and critically, grasping
the essence of the text and checking
for possible fallacies in the argument
presented.
