| Dimension |
Variable |
Description |
| 1 |
InvolvedvsInformational Production |
A low score means the text is full of information and is rich with verbs and pronouns.A high score indicates that affection abounds in the text and the text is interactional.. |
| 2 |
Narrative vsNon- narrative Concerns |
1) A Low score reveals that the text does not focus on narration.2) A high score means that the text is narration-oriented with a large number of past tenses and third-person pronouns. |
| 3 |
Explicit vs Situation- dependent Reference |
A low score means that the text is closely related to its context and presents many adverbs.A high score indicates that the text is independent of its context and presents many nominalizations. |
| 4 |
Overt Expression of Persuasion |
A high score reveals that the author hopes to impose his ideas as well as their assessment onto the readers, with many modal verbs being presented. |
| 5 |
AbstractvsNon- abstract Information |
A high score on this dimension implies that the genre is technical and formal in providing information, and there are many passive clauses and conjuncts in the text. |
| 6 |
On-line Informational Elaboration |
A high score shows that the text is information-oriented, and the information needs to be produced in real-time, in which many postmodifications of noun phrases are included. |
