electronic text
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3.7
- noun
- /ɪˌlɛktrɒnɪk tɛkst/
- Specialized
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texto electrónico
- This will continue to be the case no matter what medium is used, whether paper or electronic text.
- reading electronic texts
Examples
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In studying electronic texts, Lotta Larson (2008) found that e-texts foster reading comprehension.
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What makes a quality electronic text?
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In addition, students who are easily distracted or low-endurance readers tend to stay on task much more when reading electronic texts than when reading the same text in print (Pearman, 2008).
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Major electronic-text collections, such as Project Gutenberg, the Perseus Project, Project Bartleby, and others, provide complete texts of the standard works found on great-books reading lists.
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Proponents of electronic texts such as e-books argue that they provide an increased level of interactivity that may, in turn, produce greater learning (Zucker, Moody, & McKenna, 2009).
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The teacher provided an electronic text for the students to read during class.
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Many classic novels are now available as electronic texts that can be downloaded for free.
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Students often prefer electronic texts because they can easily highlight and annotate on their devices.
How Digital
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'text in electronic/digital form' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'electronic' (relating to electronic/digital technology) with 'text' (written content). This noun + adjective compounding is straightforward and cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'texto electrónico'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Electronic text comes from early computers that turned written words into tiny electric signals and showed them as letters on a screen. So electronic text means written words kept, sent, or shown in 'digital' form for a computer rather than on paper.