Clarke, R. J (2001) L909-10: 1 Office Automation & Intranets BUSS 909 Tutorial 10 ‘Repurposing’ Texts to Hypertexts
Dec 30, 2015
Clarke, R. J (2001) L909-10: 1
Office Automation & Intranets
BUSS 909
Tutorial 10‘Repurposing’ Texts to
Hypertexts
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Aims
we started talking about ‘repurposing’ documentation about systems features for use of the web (see SystemText.doc)
introduce two families of so-called canonical genres, the Factual Genre family and the Narrative Genre family
describe how they can be applied to ‘repurposing’ texts during hypertext development
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Canonical Factual Genresemphasising Activity Structured
RECOUNT Orientation ^ Record of Events ^ (Deduction)PROCEDURE Procedural Aim ^ Instructional ComponentEXPLANATION Outcome ^ Factor n ^ Factor Reinforcement
Input ^ Consequence n ^ Consequence Reinforcement
(a) Activity Structured
(b) Non-activity Structured
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Factual Genres
Activity Structured RECOUNT PROCEDURE EXPLANATION EXPLORATION
Non-Activity Structured DESCRIPTION REPORT EXPOSITION DICUSSION
two kinds of genres used to describe factual information- activity structured and non-activity structured
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Factual GenresFactual RECOUNT
used to provide detail about actual steps that were undertaken in a specific instance of an activity where the steps are organised chronologically (DSD 1996, 65-78).
Orientation, Record of Events, Deduction
O RE1 RE2 REn D
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Factual GenresPROCEDURE
used to describe how an activity is performed or undertaken in the general case- the staging for which is described in (Martin 1985, 5-6)
Procedural Aim, Instructional Component
PA I1 I2 In
see also Clarke, R. J. (2001) “From System to Text: Documenting Computer Applications using Genre” 3rd International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems ICEIS 2001, Setúbal Portugal, in press
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Factual GenresEXPLANATION ...
involves describing the reason “why a particular judgement has been made” (Martin 1985, 15).
there are two kinds of EXPLANATION: Factorial EXPLANATION: the staging is described in DSP (1996, 110-122) Consequential EXPLANATION: the staging is described in DSP (1996, 123-137)
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Factual Genres… EXPLANATION
Factorial EXPLANATIONOutcome, Factor, Factor Reinforcement
Consequential EXPLANATIONInput, Consequence, Consequence Reinforcement
I CRC1 C2 Cn
O FRF1 F2 Fn
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Canonical Factual Genresemphasising Non-Activity Structured
RECOUNT Orientation ^ Record of Events ^ (Deduction)PROCEDURE Procedural Aim ^ Instructional ComponentEXPLANATION Outcome ^ Factor n ^ Factor Reinforcement
Input ^ Consequence n ^ Consequence Reinforcement
(a) Activity Structured
(b) Non-activity Structured
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Factual GenresDESCRIPTION
used to describe “what some particular thing is like” (Martin 1985, 15)- the staging was identified in DSD (1996, 65-78).
Identification, Feature, Deduction
I F1 F2 Fn D
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Factual GenresREPORT...
involves describing “what an entire class of things is like” (Martin 1985, 15)- the staging was identified in DSP (1996, 102-107).
there are two kinds of similar REPORTs:Part-whole: distinguish objects, controls or
options (parts) which belong to a common group (the whole)
Type: objects are not in apart-whole relationship, but can be usefully grouped together at some abstract level
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Factual Genres…REPORT
Classification Stage: Purpose, Section PreviewType/Part Stage: Type, Part
T1 T2 Tn
SPP
P1 P2 PnC
TP
see also Clarke, R. J. (2001) “From System to Text: Documenting Computer Applications using Genre” 3rd International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems ICEIS 2001, Setúbal Portugal, in press
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Factual GenresEXPOSITION...
is used to describe “why a thesis has been proposed” (Martin 1985, 15).
there are two kinds of EXPOSITION genre-a Humanities Exposition Genre (Halliday & Martin 1993, 258) and the Analytical Exposition Genre (DSP 1996, 140-162)
we will consider only the latter which is used in scientific and technical contexts
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Factual Genres…EXPOSITION
Background, Thesis , Argument/Concession, Thesis Reinforcement
C1 C2 Cn
TB
A1 A2 An
TR
AC
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Factual GenresDISCUSSION
Background, Issue , Argument, Perspective, Position
P1 P2 Pn
IB
A1 A2 An
Pt
consists of an Issue stage, an Argument/perspective stage, and a Position stage (DSD 1996, 163-186).
AP
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Factual Genre Interrelationships during Systems Analysis
a proposed genre structure referred to in the literature but its structure was unavailable to the author at the time of writing
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Narrative Genres narrative genres describe what happens and are
used to tell stories about people, places and situations
there are four distinct types, but we will consider only the first one which is structurally very similar to a Factual Genre Narrative RECOUNT ANECDOTE EXEMPLUM NARRATIVE
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Narrative GenresNarrative RECOUNT
conveys the ‘first person’ understanding, and expected competencies and behaviours of a participant in an actual experience (Rothery 1990, Plum 1988, Martin 1992).
Abstract, Orientation, Event Record, Reorientation, Coda
O ER1 ER2 ERn RA C
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Other Genres
there are many other canonical genres being identified and analysed by linguists (see the following slide for others)
these are patterns of language that reoccur because it is useful for this culture to undertake the kinds of meanings that they facilitate, encode and represent
these patterns do change, evolve, and can be renegotiated for particular needs but none-the-less they also do exist and persist
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Canonical Narrative Genres (a)also Casual Conversational Genres (b)
RECOUNT (Abstract) ^ Orientation ^ Event Record n ^ Reorientation ^ (Coda)ANECDOTE (Abstract) ^ Orientation ^ Remarkable Event ^ Reaction ^ (Coda)EXEMPLUM (Abstract) ^ (Orientation) ^ Incident ^ Interpretation ^ (Coda)NARRATIVE (Abstract) ^ Orientation ^ Complication ^ Evaluation ^ Resolution ^ (Coda)
(a)
(b)
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Example Texts & Staging
the following texts are provided from NetObjects training materials:Example 1: uses a DESCRIPTION genre
to describe what NetObjects Fusion components are like
Example 2: uses a PROCEDURE and a DESCRIPTION Genre to Add a Site Map Button Component
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Example Texts & StagingUse of a DESCRIPTION Genre
Sample Text
NetObjects Fusion Components are pre-built mini-applications that add sophisticated interactivity to your site with no custom programming or scripting required on your part.
NetObjects Fusion includes nine pre-built components and one tool for adding new components. In this lesson you add: A site map button Pictures that roll over Rotating Pictures A third-party ticker tape component
Genre Stages
Identification
Feature 1
Feature 2
Feature 3
Feature 4
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Example Texts & StagingUse of PROCEDURE & DESCRIPTION Genres
Sample Text
Add a site map button.
1. Go to the Home page in Page View
2. If your Component toolbar is not visible, select it from the View menu.
3. Select the Site Mapper tool. You use this component to add a button that site visitors can click to display a complete navigational map of the site.
4. Drag a box in the upper left corner of the page.
5. Publish your site, making sure Publish changed assets only is selected in the Publish Site dialog.
6. Click the site Mapper button.
PROCEDURE DESCRIPTION
Procedure Aim
Instruction 1
Instruction 2
Identification
Instruction 3 Feature
Instruction 4
Instruction 5
Instruction 6
Genre Stages