Hypertext & Intertext power point presentation

Hypertext and Intertext

1. Hypertext & Intertext By Violeta C. Nunez, Ph.DElang

2. Hypertext & Intertext What is hypertext ? Hypertext is simply a non-linear way of presenting information. Rather than reading or learning about things in the order that an author, or editor, or publisher sets out for us, readers of hypertext may follow their own path, create their own order-- their own meaning out of the material.

3. Hypertext & Intertext What is hypertext ? This is accomplished by creating "links" between information. These links are provided so that readers may "jump" to further information about a specific topic being discussed (which may have more links, leading each reader off into a different direction).

4. Hypertext & Intertext What is hypertext ? For instance, if you are reading an article about marine mammal bioacoustics, you may be interested in  seeing a picture of a dolphin .

5. Hypertext & Intertext What is hypertext ?

6. Hypertext & Intertext Why use hypertext? Because in general, humans learn better associatively. That is, we are better able to figure out material if we are allowed to move at our own pace, investigating that which interests us, and stimulating more senses through multimedia.

7. Hypertext & Intertext What is intertextuality? Intertextuality is the shaping of a text meaning by another text.

8. Hypertext & Intertext What is intertextuality? Intertextuality is a literary device that creates an 'interrelationship between texts' and generates related understanding in separate works ("Intertextuality", 2015). These references are made to influence the reader and add layers of depth to a text, based on the readers' prior knowledge and understanding.

9. Hypertext & Intertext What is intertextuality? Intertextuality is a literary discourse strategy ( Gadavanij , n.d. ) utilised by writers in novels, poetry, theatre and even in non-written texts (such as performances and digital media). Examples of intertextuality are an author's borrowing and transformation of a prior text, and a reader's referencing of one text in reading another.

10. Hypertext & Intertext Example Semblance of a novel to another novel; short story with another short story (in theme) Review of related literature in researches

11. References http://www.whoi.edu/science/B/people/kamaral/hypertext.html https :// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertextuality