What is textual genre? Definition, types and examples

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All texts have some similarities. These characteristics make the textual genres. However, it should be kept in mind that each textual genre has its own style.

To know which genre a text fits into, it is necessary to understand that the subject and the situation, as well as the role of the interlocutors, are fundamental to this separation.

It is practically impossible to define the amount of existing textual genres in the Portuguese language. Therefore, some terms such as textual type and literary genre become fundamental. Know what they are:

Index

• textual type
• Literary genre
• textual genre

textual type

O textual type it refers to how the text itself is being presented. Text types can be classified as:

• Narrative;
• Argumentative;
• Descriptive;
• Injunctive;
• essay;
• Informative.

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Literary genre

You literary genres

refer only to truly literary texts, and can be classified according to their form as:

• Dramatic;
• Lyrical;
• Epic;
• Narrative.

textual genre

Textual genres are defined according to the common characteristics that the texts have in relation to language and content. There are numerous textual genres and one must be very careful not to confuse them with textual or literary genres.

A Gtextual type can contain more than one text type. For example, a cake recipe. While it's in the ingredients list, it's descriptive text. Already the mode of preparation, injunctive text.

Some examples of textual genre they are:

• Wonderful tale;
• Fairy tale;
• Fable;
• Personal letter;
• Legend;
• Phone call;
• Poem;
• Science fiction narrative;
• Romance;
• Email;
• Instruction manual;
• Shopping list;
• Notice;
• Tale;
• Joke;
• Reporting;
• Travel report;
• Diary;
• Autobiography;
• Curriculum vitae;
• News;
• Biography;
• Historical report;
• Opinion text;
• Reader's Letter;
• Request letter;
• Editorial;
• Rehearsal;
• Critical Reviews;
• Seminar;
• Conference;
• Lecture;
• Explanatory text;
• Scientific report;
• Cooking recipe;
• Regulation.

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