Difference between revisions of "Genres"
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| − | * nar: Narratives (sagas, fiction) | + | * '''nar:''' Narratives (sagas, fiction) |
| − | * rel: Religious texts (bible, sermons) | + | * '''rel:''' Religious texts (bible, sermons) |
| − | * sci: Science (linguistics, natural sciences, history) | + | * '''sci:''' Science (linguistics, natural sciences, history) |
| − | * for: Formal texts (law, formal letters) | + | * '''for:''' Formal texts (law, formal letters) |
| − | * bio: Biographical material (biographies, travelogues) | + | * '''bio:''' Biographical material (biographies, travelogues) |
Further subclassification is reflected in the extended genre label. For example '''nar-sag''' means '''narrative-saga''' and '''rel-bib''' means '''religious text-bible'''. The sub-classification resembles the [http://www.helsinki.fi/varieng/CoRD/corpora/HelsinkiCorpus/genres.html Helsinki Corpus genres] to some extent. | Further subclassification is reflected in the extended genre label. For example '''nar-sag''' means '''narrative-saga''' and '''rel-bib''' means '''religious text-bible'''. The sub-classification resembles the [http://www.helsinki.fi/varieng/CoRD/corpora/HelsinkiCorpus/genres.html Helsinki Corpus genres] to some extent. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:39, 18 August 2010
This is work in progress.
The main genres are:
- nar: Narratives (sagas, fiction)
- rel: Religious texts (bible, sermons)
- sci: Science (linguistics, natural sciences, history)
- for: Formal texts (law, formal letters)
- bio: Biographical material (biographies, travelogues)
Further subclassification is reflected in the extended genre label. For example nar-sag means narrative-saga and rel-bib means religious text-bible. The sub-classification resembles the Helsinki Corpus genres to some extent.
