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Linguistics for Literacy Assessment

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Linguistics for Literacy Assessment

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EDLA 167: Linguistics for LiteracyAssessment 1B Text AnalysisName & Student ID:Identify& explain text type The aforementioned text belongs to the genre of personal letter. The letter is written from a ten year oldchild to the parents. The type of the text is exposition. An exposition is an argumentative text that is based on the view of certain topic. It is developed through clearly stating the point of view and defending the same viewpoint. Though a personal letter does not often come to the segment of exposition text type, this specific letter has been developed through argumentative point of view. Since the letter is directly written to the parents, it is considered to be a personal letter. Considering the grammatical features of the exposition, the following instances can be cited:i)Use of general and abstract noun: privilege, decision (both of the words have been emphatically usedii)Action and thinking verbs: remember, sleep, cameOn the other hand, there is a justification of confession. The confession relates to the choice of self. The way this letter is written is highly convincing in nature. In this context, it can be stated that the basic understanding would focus on the special focus on how it would be done for the specific docile confrontation with the mother. Use of language to express ideas The language that has been used to express ideas is quite subtle yet bold. With the choice of the verb groups such as “make this decision”, “I have earned the privilege”, “I want” and so on, the student has boldly approached the ideas. Verb plays an important role in expressing ideas and the strength of the idea has been influenced by the strength of the usage of verb. The ideas have been well connected with the use of certain languages. The beginning sentence in the letter was highly complex thus strengtheningthe approach- “Although you might not agree, I think that when a boy turns ten years old, he should be allowed to choose his own bedtime”. The entire letter is dominated by the usage of complex sentences. The boy seldom chooses to write simple sentence while addressing the mother. There have been severalinstances where the student has used compound sentences- “I might make mistakes and stay up too latesometimes, but then I would learn how to use my time wisely.” While judging the plethora in the continuous use of complex and compound sentences, it can be stated that the expression of the ideas seems to be quite effective. Use of language to connect ideasFor the connection of ideas, this has been taken into certain consideration as this would be focusing on the special activities as this has to be taken into certain consideration of the segments. Use of conjunctions plays an important role in the structure of the sentences. Here, the1
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