DESCRIPTIVE TEXT

(DESCRIBING
THINGS)
Describing dental instruments & equipments
Meeting 4
What is Text? What is Genre?
◦ Text has 2 models : spoken text & writen text.
◦ Genre?
Text type as a frame of reference.
1. Communicative Purpose
2. Rhetorical Structure
3. Grammatical Patterns
Genre
Setiap bentuk teks harus memiliki tujuan yang jelas (purpose) yang semua informasi, pesan atau ide harus dibungkus dalam satu
njenis/bentuk teks tertentu (deskripsi, narasi, eksposisi, diskusi, prosedur, iklan, dll) melalui sejumlah text elements yang secara
retorika ditata secara urut (rhetorical strtucture), yang dituangkan dalam sejumlah rangkaian kalimat yang dibuat dengan menggunakan
tata bahasa (grammatical pattern) yang tepat dan efektif.
Genre adalah jenis teks yang berfungsi sebagai pola rujukan (frame of reference) sehingga suatu teks dapat dibuat dengan efektif dari
segi ketepatan tujuan, penyusunan bagian-bagian teks, dan penggunaan tata bahasa.
How to produce a text:

◦ Defining purpose
◦ Setting the Genre (rhetorical structure & grammatical pattern)
◦ Picture 1: Descriptive text
◦ Pcture 2: Advertisement
◦ Picture 3: Procedure
Genre of Description
◦ Communicative purpose : Description is a type of written text, which has the specific function to give description about an object
(human or non-human)
◦ Rhetorical structure of Descriptive text:
1. Identification: statement of “what the object is”. Dental floss is ....
2. Decsription : details based on the identification. (features, parts, function, etc) Dental floss has various types, they are .....
3. Grammattical Patterns : use declarative sentences, present tense (facts/general facts/reality), and conjunction.
A Mouth mirror
A mouth mirror or dentist's mirror is an instrument used in dentistry. The head of the mirror is usually round, and the most common sizes
used are the No. 4 (⌀ 18 mm) and No. 5 (⌀ 20 mm).[1] A No. 2 is sometimes used when a smaller mirror is needed, such as when working on
back teeth with a dental dam in place. The mouth mirror has a wide range of uses. Three of its most important functions are allowing indirect
vision by the dentist, reflecting light onto desired surfaces, and retraction of soft tissues. There exists 2 different norms of the thread that are
not compatible to each other. The US norm have a taper thread and is mostly used in the United States, Canada, Spain and South Korea.[2]
Indirect vision is needed in certain locations of the mouth where visibility is difficult or impossible. The posterior (or lingual) surfaces of the
anterior maxillary teeth is a notable area where mouth mirrors are often used. Other areas of the mouth can be viewed more readily with the
mouth mirror, even though it would be possible to see them if the dentist or dental hygienist adjusted their body into a poor position. Without
the mouth mirror, poor body positioning would occur daily and lead to chronic postural problems, especially of the back and neck.
There are other areas of the mouth where lighting is difficult, even with overhead dentists' lights. In these instances, the mouth mirror is used
to reflect light onto those surfaces. This is especially useful if the mirror is simultaneously being used for indirect vision of an obscure area.
Additionally, the mouth mirror is used to retract tissues, such as the tongue or cheeks, to gain better visualization of the teeth.
Dentist's mirrors are also commonly used by engineers to allow vision in tight spaces and around corners in equipment. They are a common
tool in optics and laser labs as well.
References
Summit, James B., J. William Robbins, and Richard S. Schwartz. "Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry: A Contemporary Approach."
2nd edition. Carol Stream, Illinois, Quintessence Publishing Co, Inc, 2001. ISBN 0-86715-382-2.