Author(s):
Rosa, Rute ; Gonçalves, Matilde
Date: 2020
Origin: Revista da Associação Portuguesa de Linguística
Subject(s): géneros de texto; suporte; interacionismo sociodiscursivo; linguística do texto e do discurso; text genres; medium; sociodiscursive interactionism; text and discourse linguistics
Description
Situated within text and discourse linguistics, this paper focuses on presentation and discussion of the relations between medium and text genres. Firstly, a categorization of the dimensions of the medium is presented. Finally, based on a qualitative analysis, this article discusses the role of medium in different textual genres - scientific article, medication package insert, interview, and graffiti.