LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY
GENRE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
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Knowing the genre can provide the reader with certain assumptions for what to expect in the written work.
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The genre hides certain things about the story.
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It isn’t important to know the genre; it is just interesting.
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Knowing the genre gives away the ending.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Genre is important for a number of reasons when it comes to reading. Firstly, if we can identify the genre of a text we will be able to predict some of the content and language that will be used in it. Predicting language is a technique that is used a lot when reading and which enables us to become proficient readers.
Detailed explanation-2: -It helps students with comprehension – each genre has different attributes and characteristics unique to that genre and the more students know and understand those attributes the easier it will be for them to understand what they are reading.
Detailed explanation-3: -Genres help readers to anticipate what they are likely to find in a document and how they can use the information in it. When you understand what your readers expect, you can make strategic choices about what information you will include and how you will present it (Figure 1.1).