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ISAE UNIVERSITY
THEME: Specialize texts by
Professor Vielka V. Reece D.
– Performs on document implicits
– Definition
– Terms Relation with the subject
– Date:8/19/15
RECORDING ON TOPICS
• Activities:
• - Main idea action (Map concept, brain
storming ideas).
• - Coments and feedback sentences
• - Abilities to interact with others.
Specialized texts
• Main features:
– External parameters (elements of the
communication process)
– Internal parameters (formal structure; knowledge
structure; linguistic structure)
External Parameters
• A specialized text must be written by a
specialist
• Those who want to translate specialized texts
should get familiar with their specialized
context, and should know the domain
conventions and lexical/structural peculiarities
Internal Parameters
• Formal structure
• Knowledge structure
• Linguistic structure:
• Morphological level
• Lexical level
• Syntactic level
• Textual level
• Specialized texts are precise, more concise, and more
systematic.
• Precision is a discreet feature. Only experts can
control it.
Modality and Scientific DiscourseModality and Scientific Discourse
• ModalityModality concerns with the speaker’sconcerns with the speaker’s
assumptions or assessment of possibilities;assumptions or assessment of possibilities;
• It indicates the degree of confidence (or lackIt indicates the degree of confidence (or lack
of confidence) the speaker has in his/herof confidence) the speaker has in his/her
statement.statement.
Units of specialized knowledge*
“A unit of specialized knowledge (SKU) is a unit that represents
specialized knowledge at the content level, and communicates it
at the linguistic level by using different level units that reflect
the structure of knowledge in which the SKU is organized
within its field.
“Specialized knowledge units are cognitive units, because they
represent and set specialized knowledge.
“At the linguistic level, they are linguistic units because they
are formed within a linguistic system and are integrated to it.
“At the social level, they are considered to be communicative
units, because they ensure the transfer of knowledge in given
situations.”

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Specialized texts, july 2015

  • 1. ISAE UNIVERSITY THEME: Specialize texts by Professor Vielka V. Reece D. – Performs on document implicits – Definition – Terms Relation with the subject – Date:8/19/15
  • 2. RECORDING ON TOPICS • Activities: • - Main idea action (Map concept, brain storming ideas). • - Coments and feedback sentences • - Abilities to interact with others.
  • 3. Specialized texts • Main features: – External parameters (elements of the communication process) – Internal parameters (formal structure; knowledge structure; linguistic structure)
  • 4. External Parameters • A specialized text must be written by a specialist • Those who want to translate specialized texts should get familiar with their specialized context, and should know the domain conventions and lexical/structural peculiarities
  • 5. Internal Parameters • Formal structure • Knowledge structure • Linguistic structure: • Morphological level • Lexical level • Syntactic level • Textual level • Specialized texts are precise, more concise, and more systematic. • Precision is a discreet feature. Only experts can control it.
  • 6. Modality and Scientific DiscourseModality and Scientific Discourse • ModalityModality concerns with the speaker’sconcerns with the speaker’s assumptions or assessment of possibilities;assumptions or assessment of possibilities; • It indicates the degree of confidence (or lackIt indicates the degree of confidence (or lack of confidence) the speaker has in his/herof confidence) the speaker has in his/her statement.statement.
  • 7. Units of specialized knowledge* “A unit of specialized knowledge (SKU) is a unit that represents specialized knowledge at the content level, and communicates it at the linguistic level by using different level units that reflect the structure of knowledge in which the SKU is organized within its field. “Specialized knowledge units are cognitive units, because they represent and set specialized knowledge. “At the linguistic level, they are linguistic units because they are formed within a linguistic system and are integrated to it. “At the social level, they are considered to be communicative units, because they ensure the transfer of knowledge in given situations.”