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intertextual

intertextual

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When one text refers to another, it creates links
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪntərˈtɛkstʃuəl/
  • Literature
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  • Various modes of intertextual connections between Joyce's and Dante's works have been discussed.
  • intertextual link
  • intertextual connection
  • intertextual relation

So capitalisation, rubrication, running headers, white space or intertextual space on the page.

Examples

  • We spend a good deal of time making intertextual linkages, comparing and contrasting across genres.

    Academic text (2012)
  • School, however, is exactly the place where students should be making intertextual links.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The creation of connections, or intertextual links, is a natural process.

    Academic text (1998)
  • To comprehend texts at deeper levels, students need to make intertextual links.

    Academic text (1998)
  • When teachers intentionally encourage intertextual connections through text arrangement and intertextual questions, reading comprehension is broadened and learning is increased.

    Academic text (1998)
  • At the author-character's first entrance, he delivers a verse soliloquy rich in intertextual references to the philosophical ponderings of Descartes.

    Academic text (1992)
  • In her literature class, Maria learned how to create intertextual connections between different novels and poems.

  • The professor emphasized the importance of intertextual analysis in understanding how texts influence each other.

  • Many filmmakers draw on intertextual references to create deeper meanings in their movies.

How Intertextual

intertextual
  • Literature
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allusive
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referential
  • Specialized
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Surface Forms

intertextual positive

Morphology

intertextual = intertext (transparent) = inter + text + ual

Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ual' to 'intertext', which itself transparently means 'between texts', so the derivation directly yields 'relating to relationships between texts'.

Etymology

Intertextual comes from the parts inter- meaning 'between' and text meaning 'written words', the same text you see in textbook. So intertextual describes a kind of 'conversation' between texts, when one book, film, or article uses or refers to another to give extra meaning.