LESSON 4: HYPERTEXT AND INTERTEXT
SECOND SEMESTER | QUARTER 3 | SUBJECT: READING AND WRITING
PRINT READING/LINEAR TEXT
o Type of text that needs to be read from the beginning until the end to fully understand the
material better.
o This text typically follows a sequence or order.
DIGITAL READING/NON-LINEAR TEXT
o it is non-sequential text.
o It includes text with visuals or graphs.
o Hypertext is an example of this.
HYPERTEXT
HYPER TEXT
o Excessively, or extremely, above or o Written or printed work
beyond
→ If it is combined it means beyond text, which means the text can be expounded and more
information can be provided.
→ The term was coined by Ted Nelson who defined it in his self-publishing Literary
Machines as “non-sequential writing.”
o It is used to define a text that is interactive and can be accessed by
clicking on hyperlinks.
o It has link references that are connected to another piece of text
that is widely used in blogs as a medium to connect to other
HYPERTEXT articles on the same website or external websites.
o Ted Nelson described this as a series of chunks connected by links
that offer readers different pathways.
o Readers may follow their path and create their new order and
meanings through related information and other text sources.
o Hypertext is the non-linear representation of data which when
HYPERTEXT vs clicked redirects you to some other page.
HYPERLINK o Hyperlink is the link embedded in the hypertext to which the
control is transferred.
o It refers to any references made between texts like books or
movies, etc.
o These are all interconnected through these references which may
either be implicit (hidden) or explicit (clear).
o It also makes use of quotations from other works for
INTERTEXT contextualization purposes.
o It is putting a text in relation to another text, usually through
direct quotes or references.
o A book that quotes another book to compare, contrast, or expand
on a point is using intertext.
TYPES OF INTEXTEXUATALITY
o When an author restates what other texts contain.
o It could be in the form of a retelling of a narrative or a re-
expression of an idea or concept.
o In films, it is when movies overlap with another film, work of
RETELLING literature, or other art form. It is an idea that the text is influenced
by the text that comes before.
o Examples are:
MALEFICENT: Sleeping Beauty
VICTOR MAGTANGGOL: Thor
o A statement that directly or indirectly refers to an idea or passage
in another text without quoting the text.
ALLUSION
o Example:
Menandro’s nose is growing like Pinocchio.
o The author directly lifts a string of words from another text.
QUOTATION o When you take a passage and repeat it as written without
changing any of the words.
DIFFERENCE OF HYPERTEXT AND INTERTEXT
CONTENT
HYPERTEXT INTERTEXT
The linking of content on one website to References are not generally visible.
another.
USAGE
HYPERTEXT INTERTEXT
Type of text that readers can go through It is more complex since there is no linking
quickly. involved.
You have to read each line thoroughly
because they are long sentences that contain
important information that the writer has
included as a reference for its reader.
ONLINE/OFFLINE
HYPERTEXT INTERTEXT
More popularly used on blogs as they provide It is used in academic papers and books
the flexibility of linking to another useful which are printed on paper.
resource on the internet.
SIMILARITIES BETWEEN HYPERTEXT AND INTERTEXT
→ They are both used to help expand a topic or idea.
→ The purpose is to provide extra valuable info to its readers so that they can better understand
what the authors are trying to say.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF HYPERTEXT
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
It acts as a bridge between two basic, Getting lost through the ocean of information
opposite, and complementing elements. and misinformation.
Gives the learner control that allows them to Problem with concentration as the learner
navigate and manipulate the content on sites. moves through hypertext.
Deep allows readers to read in great depth. Unfamiliarity. Icons and other graphic
Simultaneously that is easier to have multiple images usually represent a function to perform
windows. that may be unfamiliar to a new user.
Analysis. Allow readers to analyze Little knowledge. Lack of skills to succeed
information from multiple perspectives. when using hypertext.
Critical thinking. As users make choices,
discover, and solve their route through the
topic being studied.
Linked. It can be directly linked to references
and other documents for quick access.
Direct. It enables direct communication with
an author.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF INTERTEXT
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Focuses on the process of composition to Requires special knowledge on the part of the
reveal intention, while allowing the reader’s reader.
role in producing the meaning of a text. Ignores the fact that a word or phrase can
Both reader and writer-centered mean something to a reader whether or not
encompassing the entire process by which a the reader knows if that word or phrase has
text comes into being and is understood. been used by a previous writer.
