explication de texte
- noun
- /ˌɛksplɪˈkeɪʃən də tɛkst/
- Literature
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explicación de texto
- The professor asked us to perform an explication de texte on the opening paragraph of the novel.
Examples
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In French literary studies, explication de texte is considered an essential analytical skill.
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His essay demonstrated a thorough explication de texte that revealed the subtle symbolism in the poem.
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Don't forget to include an explication de texte in your essay!
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The teacher assigned an explication de texte for the students.
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The professor asked us to perform an explication de texte on the opening paragraph of the novel.
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In French literary studies, explication de texte is considered an essential analytical skill.
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His essay demonstrated a thorough explication de texte that revealed the subtle symbolism in the poem.
Synonyms
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5.2
Study of a text that looks at how it is put together and its themes
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A careful explanation of a text, especially a Bible passage
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A clear, detailed explanation that helps you understand a text or idea
A way of studying literature that focuses on a text's language and form, not the author's life or history
How Detailed
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5.1
- Literature
- Formal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
explication + de + texte
Although this is a French loan phrase, its parts ('explication' = explanation, 'de' = of, 'texte' = text) compose directly to mean an explanation or analysis of a text. The overall sense — a close, detailed explanation/analysis of a text — is transparently derivable from the constituents, so a learner who knows the component words can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Explication de texte comes from French classrooms where teachers asked students to give an explication, a short 'explanation', of a texte by going through it line by line and saying what each part meant. So the phrase now means 'a careful, detailed reading and explanation of a piece of writing'.