Questões de Concurso

Scholars from various theoretical backgrounds have continuously defined and redefined genre from different perspectives. Chouliaraki and Fairclough (1999, p.21, apud Meuer,2013, p.151) investigate the concept of language use within society, emphasizing that the relationship between language and society is not unilateral but dialectical. From this perspective, the analysis of social practices offers the advantage of providing a nexus between abstract structures and their operative mechanisms, thus reconciling the divide between “society” and the lived experiences of individuals.

Genres, according to what is being appointed above, are defined according to their

(a)

linguistic features, such as typical language, syntax, morphology, discourse patterns in texts and their contextual usage.

(b)

prescriptively approach, which means they are seen as rigid classifications that determine how works should be composed.

(c)

specific way of categorizing types of literature, used to group or organize literary works into recognizable styles, conventions, settings and themes.

(d)

forms of social action, specifically the discoursal aspect of ways of acting and interacting in the course of social events.