Context and Hypertext Quiz
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What is the key characteristic of hypertext?

Non-sequential or non-linear

What is the World Wide Web (www) described as?

A global hypertext system of information residing on servers linked across the internet

What does the term URL stand for and what does it specify?

Uniform Resource Locator (URL) specifies the location of a web resource on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it

Who coined the term 'hypertext' and what was their publishing system called?

<p>Ted Nelson coined the term 'hypertext' and his publishing system was called Xanadu</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the word 'intertextuality'?

<p>The word is said to be derived from the Latin word 'intertexto', which means to intermingle while weaving</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is the concept of intertextuality described in the text?

<p>Intertextuality is the modeling of a text's meaning by another text</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the acronym CONTEXT stand for when discussing text development?

<p>Cultural, Historical, Ideological, Personal, Social</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between horizontal intertextuality and vertical intertextuality?

<p>Horizontal intertextuality refers to references between texts on the same level, such as books making references to other books. Vertical intertextuality refers to references between texts on different levels, such as a book referring to films or songs (and vice versa).</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the retelling of a story or narrative called?

<p>Retelling</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the method of directly lifting the exact statement or set of words from a text another author has made called?

<p>Quotation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect called?

<p>Parody</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Context

  • Refers to the ideological, social, cultural, political, personal, historical, and other related circumstances that surround a text
  • Essential for understanding and evaluating a text

Hypertext

  • Defined as an interactive environment where reading is contingent upon computers and possible by multiple sources of information linked together
  • Non-sequential (non-linear), electronic, textual, hypermedia, and interactive
  • Offers flexibility to the reader compared to linear text
  • The World Wide Web (www) is a global hypertext system of information residing on servers linked across the internet
  • Uniform Resource Locator (URL) specifies the location of a web resource on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it

Ted Nelson

  • Coined the term 'Hypertext' in 1963 to describe non-sequential writing
  • Developed the Xanadu publishing system, which aimed to hold the world's literary treasures and interconnect electronic documents with other forms of media

Intertext

  • Derived from the Latin word 'intertexto', meaning to intermingle while weaving
  • Refers to the modeling of a text's meaning by another text
  • Mostly occurs in writing when one references another literary, media, or social text
  • Requires knowledge of context, which includes cultural, historical, ideological, personal, and social aspects

Types of Intertextuality

  • Horizontal Intertextuality: References on the same level, e.g., books referencing other books
  • Vertical Intertextuality: Different level of references, e.g., a book referencing films, songs, or vice versa
  • Retelling: A restatement of a story or re-expression of a narrative
  • Quotation: Directly lifting an exact statement or set of words from another text
  • Parody: Imitating the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
  • Allusion: Explicitly or implicitly referencing an idea or passage found in another text without using quotation

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Test your knowledge on the definitions of context and hypertext, and their significance in understanding texts in an interactive environment. Explore the surrounding circumstances of a text and the non-linear, hypermedia environment created by hypertext.

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