8. Descriptive Text

Social Function

To describe a particular person, place or thing

Significant Grammatical Features

•             Focus on specific Participant

•             Use of attributes and identifying Processes

•             Frequent use of Epithets and Classifiers in nominal groups

•             Use of simple present tense 

Significant Lexicogrammatical Features

•             Focus on Specific Participantas

•             Use of Attributive and Identifying Processes.

•             Frequent use of epithets Classifiers in nominal grups.

•             Use of simple present tense

The features: CIRI KETERBATASAN

•             Nouns tertentu, misalnya teacher, house, my rabbit, dsb

•             Simple present tense

•             Detailed noun phrase untuk memberikan informasi tentang subjek misalnya she a sweet young lady

•             Berbagai macam adjectives, yang bersifat describing, numbering, classifying, misalnya : two strong legs, dsb

•             Relating verbs untuk memberikan informasi tentang subjek. Misalnya : My mum is really cool, it has very thick fur, dsb

•             Thinking verbs dan feeling verbs untuk mengungkapkan pandangan pribadi   penulis tentang subjek, misalnya : police believe the suspect is armed. I think it is a clever animal, dsb. Action verbs, misalnya : our new puppy bites our shoes, dsb.

•             Adverbials untuk memberikan informasi tambahan tentang perilaku tersebut. Misalnya : fast, at the three house, dsb.

•             Bahasa figurative, seperti simile, metaphor, misalnya : John is white as chalk,   sat, tight, dsb.

The generic structure of Descriptive text :

Identification :

Identifies phenomenon to be described.

Description :

Describes part qualities & characteristic.

Linguistic features :

1.Specific participants.

2.Linking verbs.

3.Simple present.

4.Adjective.

5.Noun phrase.