Transactional & Short Simple

Functional Text
NAMES OF GROUP MEMBERS :

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2. Dzulfiqar Faisa Mahendra Nata
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3. Salma Salsabila A320200078
 Transactional Text

Transactional Text
is text that is used to relate to other people with the
aim that we get what we want from the use of the text

Transactional
(to get things).

Type of Transcational Text :

• Ordering and commanding
• Requesting

Text
• Promising
• Threatening
• Warning
• Complaining
• Blaming and Accusing 2
 1. Ordering &
Commanding

Ordering or commanding is an utterance which makes the hearers do something and the
thing being ordered or commanded is the thing that the speaker wants to happen.
Example :
● Put the book in the shelf, please! 
● Please don’t turn off the light!
 2. Requesting ; 3. Promising ; 4. Threatening
2. Requesting
Speech acts of request contain
communicative intention in which
the speaker asks the hearer to
perform an action which is for
benefit of the speaker.
Example :
• May I borrow your pen, please?
• Would you pass the salt, please?
3. Promising
Promise is an utterance that the
speaker commits to himself to
do something in the future,
and the thing promised must be
the one that the hearer wants it to
happen.
Example :
• Tomorrow, at nine
• Swear, I will be on time
Threatening
Threatening is an utterance in
which the speaker commits
himself to do something in the
future, but the thing which will
be executed is the one that the
hearer does not want to happen.
Example :
• Give me back my phone or I
will tell mom that yesterday
you just skip the school
 5. Warning ; 6. Complaining : 7. Blaming & Accusing

5. Warning 6. Complaining 7. Blaming & Accusing

Warning contains information in Complaint is an expression of Blaming is an utterance expressed

the form of warnings or directions
that are shown to many people & is
usually related to things that are
quite dangerous.  the speaker unfavorably and the
Warning is usually placed in
strategic places to make it easier
and attract the attention of the
reader.
Example :
displeasure or annoyance as a
reaction to a past or ongoing action,
the consequences off which affect
complaint is addressed to the hearer,
whom the speaker holds responsible
for the offensive action.
Example :
• I've been here for 30 minutes and
you just cut my queue.
by the speaker to the hearer because
the hearer because the hearer is
assumed to be responsible for the
wrong doing or bad condition.
Accuse used when we feel someone
doing wrong but not necessarily the
truth.
Example :
• It was your fault
• It must have been you who did it
 Short Simple Functional Text

Short Functional Text is a short text that has a There are several examples of Short Functional Text,
including:
specific function, meaning and purpose that is • Announcement;
used in everyday life. • Advertisement;
• Memo & Short Message;
• Invitation;
• Personal Letter
• Label;
• Postcard;
• E-mail;
• Notice.
 1. Announcement
Announcement is a public declaration of something or an official notification about something, whether written or spoken which presented to the public.

The social function of Announcement :

To make a formal written notice of certain events which has happened or going to happen.

Generic Structure :
• To whom the announcement is for;
• The purpose of announcement itself;
• When the event will be held (day, date, time);
• Where the event will take place;
• Who makes the announcement.

Example :
 2. Advertisement

Advertisement is a form of communication used to encourage of persuade an audience (viewers, readers or listeners) to continue or take some new action.

Function :
The purpose of advertisement text is to announce about a case of a product to the public, or in other words to introduce a product to the public in order to buy
and attracted to the product being advertised.
Generic Structure :
• Headline;
• Subheads;
• Bodycopy;
• Slogan;
• Closing.

Purpose :
• Make customers aware of your product or service;
• onvince customers that your company's product or service is right for their needs;
• Announce new products or services and so on.
3. Memo & Short Message
Short message is a written piece of information that
you send to another person.
For memo, the word "memo" is short for
memorandum.
A memo is a short written communication that is often
used in the workplace to provide information or ask
for some form of action to take place.

Parts of a Memo :
• Heading (date, to, from, subject);
• Opening (state purpose of memo, give the facts);
• Summary (explain the situation in more detail if
needed);
• Discussion;
• Closing (make a courteous closing statement).
 4. Invitation

The definition of an invitation is a request for a person's attendance at

an event.

Function : to invite someone to attend an event.

Structure : Address (inviting person), greeting, message body sender.

Terms :
• Must have a complete / clear address.
• Member clear time, place and activity.
• Provide adequate information.

We use this type of text when we are going to invite family,

friends and people to attend an event.
Some examples of invitations include:
• Wedding invitations
• Birthday invitations
5. Personal Letter
Personal letter is a type of letter that contains personal matter and for personal purposes, usually from one individual to
another. The personal letter usually use an informal but polite language.

The general structure of personal letters:

• Date: It is the date the letter is writing on.
• Greeting: It is an introductory phrase, for example: Dear Tono, Hello Ari, Dear Mother and etc.
• Body: The complete text of the letter
• Closing: It is the farewell phrase, like sincerely, regards, best regards.
• Signature: It is where you write your name and signature.
 6. Label

Label commonly called product label is a term which refers to

printed information affixed on a particular articleor a
container of product. Food labels are writings that are usually
found in wrapped, tin, paper of various kinds of food.

Food label functions :

To inform the user about the food that has been purchased.

Food labels usually contain information on the content of

substances used in these foods. This is important to know in
order to cultivate a healthy life.
 7. Postcard

A postcard or post card is a piece of thick

paper or thin cardboard, typically rectangular,
intended for writing and mailing without
an envelope and the sender must affix a stamp.
 8. E-mail
An email message is a text, typically brief and informal, that is sent or received
over a computer network. While email messages are usually simple text
messages, attachments (such as image, files and spreadsheets) can be included.
An email message can be sent to multiple recipients at the same time. It’s also
known as an “electronic mail message.”
 9. Notice
Notice means notification. Notice is something that
gets attention or an official warning announcement or
the practice of formally quitting a job.
An example of notice is when your attitude attracts
attention. 

Notices are divided into : command , caution , information ,

and prohibition.

Notice Command means a notification
that is commanding.
This notice  command usually instructs
the person / reader to do what is written in
the notice.
Some examples of notice
commands include ordering to:
Close the door
Notice Caution means warning. 
This caution notice  is used to notify a
warning. The function of
the notice  caution is to warn the
person / reader to be careful about what
is stated in the notice.
Examples of notice caution include:
Be warned that the floor is slippery
Notice prohibition means
a prohibited notice.
This Notice  prohibition prohibits people /
readers from doing / not doing what is stated
in the notice.
Examples of notice prohibitions include:
Besides staff are prohibited from entering
the room
Notice Information means an
informational notification.The function
of notice information is to provide
information to readers on what is stated
in the notice.
Examples of notice information include:
Information regarding opening / closing
hours of tourist attractions
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