CAPE - 05 Communications - Discourse Types

With this kind of discourse, the author is generally writing about a specialised or particular subject area.

• Artistic discourse

• Technical or scientific discourse

This generally requires direction, instruction, or explanation.

• Artistic discourse

• Technical or scientific discourse

This includes creative writing such as novels, stories, and poetry and also personal accounts such as biographies and journals.

• Artistic discourse

• Technical or scientific discourse

This type of writing tends to be highly factual and evidence-driven.

• Artistic discourse

• Technical or scientific discourse

This type of writing focuses on expressing the author's thoughts and ideas through their imagination.

• Artistic discourse

• Technical or scientific discourse

In this type of writing the emphasis is on the author's feelings and emotions as opposed to facts.

• Artistic discourse

• Technical or scientific discourse

The following are features of which discourse type?

Objective, Evidence-based, denotative...

• Artistic discourse

• Technical or scientific discourse

The following are features of which discourse type?

Subjective, Opinions, biases...

• Artistic discourse

• Technical or scientific discourse

The following are features of which discourse type?

Connotative words, Figurative language, Affective tone...

• Artistic discourse

• Technical or scientific discourse

The following are features of which discourse type?

Concrete words, Precise language, Neutral tone...

• Artistic discourse

• Technical or scientific discourse