Explanation text compiled by Wahju, Jombang

EXPLANATION TEXT compiled by Wahju, Jombang 

      EXPLANATION

An explanation tells how or why something occurs. Its purpose is to tell each step of the process (the how) and to give reasons (the why) for it.

Examples of explanation texts include : how something occurs, why something happened, why things are alike or different, and how to solve a problem.

THE GENERIC STRUCTURE OF EXPLANATION :

            1. General explanation

            2. Explanation related to the process

            3. Conclusion

THE LANGUAGE FEATURES OF EXPLANATION

·         general and abstract nouns, e.g. word chopping, earthquakes;

·         action verbs;

·         simple present tense;

·         passive voice;

·         conjunctions of time and cause;

·         noun phrase, e.g. the large cloud;

·         abstract nouns, e.g. the temperature;

·         adverbial phrases;

·         complex sentences;

·         technical language.  

A MODEL OF EXPLANATION 

Brief Summary of Speech Production

 

Speech production is made possibly by the specialized movements of our vocal organs that generate speech sounds waves.( general statement )

Like all sound production, speech production requires a sound of energy. The source of energy for speech production is the steady stream of air that comes from the lungs as we exhale. When we breathe normally, the air stream is inaudible. To become audible, the air stream must vibrate rapidly. The vocal cords cause the air stream to.( exlpanation )

As we talk, the vocal cords open and close rapidly, chopping up the steady air stream into a series of puffs. These puffs are heard as a buzz. But this buzz is still not speech.( exlpanation )

To produce speech sounds, the vocal track must change shape. During speech, we continually alter the shape of the vocal track by moving the tongue and lips, etc. These movements change the acoustic properties of the vocal track, which in turn produce the different sounds of speech.    (exlpanation )