Random Notes to Jot Down Later for English 121 Text=any and all forms of writing or communication, from commercials to text messages to published works Texts are embedded with social activity, they either depend or respond to previous texts, like a snapchat that responds to another snapchat and texts create reality by both what they say and by inspiring human activity Article's formula- social facts—embedded texts in genre—individual genres interact to create activity Triangle- in the center is human activity; surrounding the triangle are social facts, speech acts, and genre sets and genre systems Social fact- things people and communities to be true and they act on it as if they're right. Examples religious stereotypes, that you need to be somewhere on time, monsters under the bed-night light, blankets, monster spray?! XD something you need to know- when they're not shared amongst a community, chaos erupts- black lives matter, Colin kneeling during the anthem- they all raise hell. They also rely speech acts to get carried out. Speech Acts- words said in the right way by the right people at the right time. Examples- marriage. No thanks, Maranda rights © Layers of speech acts- locutionary, illocutionary, perlocutionary. Locutionary- what is literally said, the words themselves. “It’s cold in here.” Illocutionary- what is intended. “Please turn up the heat.” Perlocutionary- what happens.