Two aspects, conceived as fundamental, motivate us to make you aware of the characteristics that demarcate the act of dissertation, present, of course, in the so-called texts essays. The first of them, expressed in the subtitle of this article - concept - Establishes a close relationship with the idea that every communicative act has a purpose, a goal to be achieved. Thus, depending on such intentions, there are textual modalities that are structured in a defined way and that respond to our “calls”, so to speak. Among them is one of paramount importance and which proves to be quite recurrent in our daily lives - the act of dissertation. Now, at all times we are positioning ourselves as beings endowed with their own opinions and defending them, whether for one reason or another.
So, starting from this principle, we have to lecture it is characterized by the exposure of opinions, of their own positions on a given subject. Thus, mentioning another aspect, also already anticipated, which concerns to linguistic characteristics, and they are defined from the intentions (as previously said) what the sender proposes when passing on an idea. Thus, it is worth stating that the texts aimed at exposing opinions, evidently obey a standardized structure, demarcated by the following criteria:
The essay text is demarcated by distinct features
# The language used follows the formal pattern, that is, the pattern established based on grammatical rules;
# In this type of text, the denotative sense of the words usually (and should) prevail, that is, the one portrayed by the dictionary, because otherwise, the use of figurative language de-characterizes the text, making it personal, subjective.
# The use of verbs in the third person singular is the most recommendable, as you choose the use of verb forms expressed in first person singular reveals a personal character, making the text not show so much credibility for the reader, as well as should.
# As for the structure, it usually consists of a introduction, represented by the part in which the subject and the thesis are presented, that is, that idea that can be discussed and argued. Next, there is the development, in which the arguments are explained, exposed, making the position taken to substantiate the thesis raised under discussion. Finally, introduce yourself the conclusion, in which, as the name implies, it is the closing of all the ideas discussed throughout the text, in which, generally, a solution to the problem addressed during the discussion is presented.
By Vânia Duarte
Graduated in Letters
