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macrostructure

macrostructure

7.4
A large, organized way parts are put together in a text, system, or society
  • noun
  • /ˈmækroʊˌstrʌk.tʃər/
translation icon : macroestructura
  • The teacher emphasized the importance of understanding the macrostructure of the text before analyzing its details.
  • macrostructure of the narrative
  • macrostructure measures
  • macrostructure of the text

Examples

  • For both genres, all three macrostructure variables loaded on the identified macrostructure factor (organization, text structure, and cohesion).

    Academic text (2015)
  • In addition, the literature suggests that an association exists between the development of microstructure and macrostructure.

    Academic text (2015)
  • To what degree is the development of microstructure elements related to the development of macrostructure elements?

    Academic text (2015)
  • Therefore, macrostructure differences could not be examined across genres, an important level of analysis.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Levels of macrostructure were expected to be superior for the fourth-grade students.

    Academic text (2015)
  • In contrast to expectations, our results did not reveal any cross-genre differences for performance on the macrostructure measure.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Researchers have examined the development of elements of macrostructure in products written in either a narrative or an expository genre.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Figure 2 provides an example of the macropropositions and micropropositions in a macrostructure on literary genre.

    Academic text (2013)
  • A grade effect was anticipated for narrative and expository macrostructure on the basis of variables of organization, coherence, and text structure.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Our study provided insight into how AAE feature production co-occurs with macrostructure-level elements of AAE-speaking students' narratives.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

structure
vsmacrostructure
790 3.5

How parts are arranged in a system like a society or text

refers specifically to the overall or large-scale organization rather than small details

How Large

superstructure
  • Specialized
9 7.0
macrostructure
7.4
structure
790 3.5
microstructure
  • Specialized
2 6.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

macrostructure = structure (transparent) = macro + structure

The word is a regular prefixation of macro- to structure, yielding the predictable meaning 'large-scale structure'.

Etymology

Macrostructure comes from the part macro- meaning 'large' and the word structure meaning 'the way things are put together'. So macrostructure is the 'large' or overall arrangement of a text, system, or material.