Descriptive text is available for a screen reader device to audibly describe a graph or map so a visually impaired user can understand the graphical information . Or to describe the characteristic of particular Person, thing , or place .
* Textstructure:
– Identification: Identifies thing, person, place, phenomenon to be described.
– Description: Gives the information of particular thing, person, or
Place being discussed or describes parts, qualities, or Characteristic.
* Language figures:
a. Topic is usually about the attributes of a think.
b. The use of think person pronoun forms is used.
c. The use of focus specific human and non human participants.
d. The use of reasoning expressed as verbs or noun.
e. The use of material.
f. The use of relation and mental process.
* Characteristic:
a. Use the simple present tense.
b. Using detailed noun phrases to provide information on the subject.
c. Uses relating verbs to provide information on the subject.
d. Use the thinking and feeling verbs to reveal personal views about the subject
author.
e. Use action verbs.
f. Use adverbials to provide additional information.
g. Use figurative language such as simile, metaphor.
* Grammatical features:
– Who? What?
– Using linking verb and simple present tense,
– Epithet: adjective or adjective phrase,
– Attributive (the)
– Use a attributive and identifying process,
– Focus an specific participants,
– Frequent use of epithets and classified in nominal groups
EXAMPLE OF DESCRIPTIVE TEXT :
Acapulco
Acapulco (officially known as Acapulco de Juárez) is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, 300 kilometres (190 mi) southwest from Mexico City. The city is best known as one of Mexico’s oldest and most well-known beach resorts, which came into prominence by the 1950s as a getaway for Hollywood stars and millionaires.[1] Acapulco is still famous for its nightlife and still attracts many vacationers, although most are now from Mexico itself.[2][3][4] Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circularbay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history.[5] It is a port of call for shipping and cruising lines running between Panama and San Francisco, California, United States.[6] The tourist resort city of Acapulco is the largest city in the state, far larger than the state capital Chilpancingo.[7] The resort area is divided into two. The north end of the bay is the “traditional” area, where the famous in the mid 20th century vacationed and the south end is dominated by newer luxury high rise hotels.
The name “Acapulco” comes from the Nahuatl language, and means “place of big reeds” [8] or “place of broken reeds.” “de Juárez” was added to the official name in 1885 to honor Benito Juárez. The seal for the city shows broken reeds or cane.
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