Contoh Explanation Text Beserta Generic Structure Dan Language Features

Contoh Explanation Text beserta Generic Structure dan Language Features Tsunami

The term of “tsunami” comes from the Japanese which means harbour ("tsu") and wave ("nami"). A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. A tsunami will be generated when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundaries. Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunami, and occur where denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates. As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it radiates across the ocean like ripples on a pond. Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water  behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into into the coastal area. 

Generic Structure

1. General Statement The term of “tsunami” comes from the Japanese which means harbour ("tsu") and wave ("nami"). A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. 2. Squenced of Explanation A tsunami can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically v ertically displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundaries. Subduction of earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunami, and occur where denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates. As the displaced water mass moves under the influence of gravity to regain its equilibrium, it radiates across the ocean like ripples on a pond. 3. Closing Tsunami always bring great damage. Most of the damage is caused b y the huge mass of water  behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into into the coastal area. 

Language Features

• Use simple present tense A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. • Use Passive Voice A tsunami will be generated when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water.

• Use abstract noun  Vertical  Horizontal  Height 

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• Conjuction of time  When (when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overl ying water) (when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale). • Action Verb  Movement  Moves 

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• Noun Phrases A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. • Adverbial Phrases lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. • Complex sentences • A tsunami is a series of waves generated when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. Explanation : 1. A tsunami is a series of waves generated g enerated (main clause), while 2. when water in a lake or a sea is rapidly displaced on o n a massive scale (subordinate clause) • A tsunami will be generated when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Explanation : 1. A tsunami will be generated (main clause), while 2. when the seafloor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water (subordinate clause).

Explanation text (text explanation) is a text that contains the processes associated with natural phenomena, soisal, science, culture and more. An Explanation text is usually derived from the corresponding author questions 'why' and 'how' of a phenomenon.

Communicative purpose of Explanation Text Explanation communicative purpose of the text is to explain the processes that occur in the formation or activity associated with natural phenomena, social, scientific, cultural, and others aimed at explaining. Generic structur Explanation Text There are three sections in the Text Explanation sentence structure, namely: 1. A general statement In a general statement contains a general explanation of the phenomenon that will be discussed, this phenomenon could be the introduction or explanation. 2. A squenced of explanation  A squenced of explanation contains an explanation of why the phenomenon may occur or be created. A squenced of explanation in the form of answers to the question 'why' and 'how' the author when making an Explanation text. In squenced of explanation may consist of more than one paragraph. 3. Closing  Actually closing was not listed in the generic structure of the Explanation text, but most people assume that the last paragraph of the Explanation text is closing, but it is part of squenced of explantaion that contains the final steps described in the section squenced of explanation. Language features Explanation Text In a text explanation, there are linguistic traits as below, namely: • Using simple present tense

• mengguankan abstract noun (nouns that appear) • Passive voice mengguanakan • Using Action verbs Example of Explanation Text To increase your understanding of the Explanation Text above explanation, the authors also include examples of explanation text  below: Making Paper from woodchips General statement  Woodchipping is a process used to OBTAIN pulp and paper products from forest trees. The woodchipping process begins when the trees are cut down in a selected area of the forest called a coupe. Squence of explanation Next the tops and branches of the trees are cut out and then the logs are taken to the mill. At the mill the bark of the logs is removed and the logs are taken to a chipper roomates cuts them into small pieces called woodchips. The woodchips are then screened to remove dirt and other impurities. At this stage they are either exported in this form or changed into pulp by chemicals and heat. The pulp is then  bleached and the water content is removed. Closing Finally the pulp is rolled out to the make paper.