THE PROTOTYPICAL SEQUENCES OF JEAN-MICHEL ADAM IN THE NON-LITERARY TEXTS Cover Image

LES SEQUENCES PROTOTYPIQUES DE JEAN-MICHEL ADAM DANS LES TEXTES NON-LITTERAIRES
THE PROTOTYPICAL SEQUENCES OF JEAN-MICHEL ADAM IN THE NON-LITERARY TEXTS

Author(s): Cristina-Ileana Cândea-Axinte (Bălos)
Subject(s): Lexis, Semantics, Pragmatics, Comparative Linguistics, Cognitive linguistics, Descriptive linguistics, Stylistics
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: sequential structure; prototypical sequences; scientific writings; literary texts; homogeneity;

Summary/Abstract: According to linguist Jean-Michel Adam’s theory, literary texts have a sequential structure and five prototypes of basic sequential patterns can be identified, as following: narrative, descriptive, argumentative, explanatory and dialogic. Literary texts are composed of heterogeneous sequential structures, combining several prototypical sequences. One cannot speak of homogeneity of sequences in this type of texts. We aim to demonstrate that, while having an explanatory purpose, scientific writings such as a summary of a doctoral thesis belonging to the field of language sciences, abide by the same rules and are therefore not homogenous.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 702-705
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: French
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