PRIMBON*Procedure Text

PROCEDURE TEXT

The social function of procedure tekt is to describe how something is accomplised through a sequence of actions or steps. It has the following characteristics.
Generic structure

• title
• goal
• list of material (optional )
• series of stepszdvn sequenced in logical order: steps 1-n

Significant lexicogrammatical features

• focus on generalized human agents
• use of simple present tense, often imperative
• use mainly of temporal conjunctions
• use mainly of material processes.