LESSON 4: HYPERTEXT AND INTERTEXT

SECOND SEMESTER | QUARTER 3 | SUBJECT: READING AND WRITING

PRINT READING/LINEAR TEXT

o Type of text that needs to be read from the beginning until the end to fully understand the

material better.

o This text typically follows a sequence or order.

DIGITAL READING/NON-LINEAR TEXT

o it is non-sequential text.

o It includes text with visuals or graphs.

o Hypertext is an example of this.

HYPERTEXT

HYPER TEXT

o Excessively, or extremely, above or o Written or printed work

beyond

→ If it is combined it means beyond text, which means the text can be expounded and more

information can be provided.

→ The term was coined by Ted Nelson who defined it in his self-publishing Literary

Machines as “non-sequential writing.”

o It is used to define a text that is interactive and can be accessed by

clicking on hyperlinks.

o It has link references that are connected to another piece of text

that is widely used in blogs as a medium to connect to other

o Ted Nelson described this as a series of chunks connected by links

that offer readers different pathways.

o Readers may follow their path and create their new order and

meanings through related information and other text sources.

o Hypertext is the non-linear representation of data which when

HYPERTEXT vs clicked redirects you to some other page.

HYPERLINK o Hyperlink is the link embedded in the hypertext to which the

control is transferred.
 o It refers to any references made between texts like books or

movies, etc.

o These are all interconnected through these references which may

either be implicit (hidden) or explicit (clear).

o It also makes use of quotations from other works for

INTERTEXT contextualization purposes.

o It is putting a text in relation to another text, usually through

direct quotes or references.

o A book that quotes another book to compare, contrast, or expand

on a point is using intertext.

TYPES OF INTEXTEXUATALITY

o When an author restates what other texts contain.

o It could be in the form of a retelling of a narrative or a re-

expression of an idea or concept.

o In films, it is when movies overlap with another film, work of

RETELLING literature, or other art form. It is an idea that the text is influenced

by the text that comes before.

o Examples are:

 MALEFICENT: Sleeping Beauty

 VICTOR MAGTANGGOL: Thor

o A statement that directly or indirectly refers to an idea or passage

in another text without quoting the text.

Menandro’s nose is growing like Pinocchio.

o The author directly lifts a string of words from another text.

QUOTATION o When you take a passage and repeat it as written without

changing any of the words.

CONTENT

HYPERTEXT INTERTEXT

The linking of content on one website to References are not generally visible.

another.

USAGE
HYPERTEXT INTERTEXT

Type of text that readers can go through It is more complex since there is no linking

quickly. involved.

You have to read each line thoroughly

because they are long sentences that contain

important information that the writer has

included as a reference for its reader.

ONLINE/OFFLINE
HYPERTEXT INTERTEXT

More popularly used on blogs as they provide It is used in academic papers and books

the flexibility of linking to another useful which are printed on paper.

resource on the internet.

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN HYPERTEXT AND INTERTEXT

→ They are both used to help expand a topic or idea.

→ The purpose is to provide extra valuable info to its readers so that they can better understand

what the authors are trying to say.

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

It acts as a bridge between two basic, Getting lost through the ocean of information

opposite, and complementing elements. and misinformation.

Gives the learner control that allows them to Problem with concentration as the learner

navigate and manipulate the content on sites. moves through hypertext.

Deep allows readers to read in great depth. Unfamiliarity. Icons and other graphic

Simultaneously that is easier to have multiple images usually represent a function to perform

windows. that may be unfamiliar to a new user.

Analysis. Allow readers to analyze Little knowledge. Lack of skills to succeed

information from multiple perspectives. when using hypertext.

Critical thinking. As users make choices,

discover, and solve their route through the

topic being studied.

Linked. It can be directly linked to references

and other documents for quick access.

Direct. It enables direct communication with

an author.

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF INTERTEXT

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

Focuses on the process of composition to Requires special knowledge on the part of the

reveal intention, while allowing the reader’s reader.

role in producing the meaning of a text. Ignores the fact that a word or phrase can

Both reader and writer-centered mean something to a reader whether or not