ENC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Wordnet, Activity Theory, Dialectic
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Some good genres to use these for: resum s, recipes, articles (including synonyms (from wordnet) see more specific and general meanings. Words & phrases site: see the overall frequency for each word, see lists of. Textalyser: allows to paste in text or web address for analysis: word count, Reading: kain and wardle: activity theory: an introduction for the writing. Begin to think about what groups of people use your approved genres. Definitions of the parts of an activity system & how the parts work together, especially. Activity theory: (russia, early 20 th century) originally a psychological theory that sees all aspects of activity as shaped over time by people"s social interactions with each other and the tools they use. Helps us see more fully all the aspects of a situation and community that influence how people use the tools of language and genre.
