Text can be classified into several types. The term of
'type' is sometime stated as 'genre'. These types of text are;
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These classification on type of text are based on analysis
of three main elements of text. These elements of text are:
The purpose of the text; why is the text made?, what is text
made for by its writer
The generic structure of the text; analyzing the used
structure in composing the text, in what way is the text constructed by its
writer.
The language feature; taking a look at the linguistic
characterizations of the text, what kind of language feature is used to build
the text by its writer.