Decontextualization
To understand the importance of the terms 'audience' and 'purpose', we need to ask ourselves: 'What do we know about the context in which a particular text was written?' Often times we look for contextual clues, such as the title of a work, the name of its author and the year of publication. These bits of information carry a lot of meaning and help us interpret texts. In this lesson you will come to understand their...