macrostructure
- noun
- /ˈmækroʊˌstrʌk.tʃər/
- 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
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For both genres, all three macrostructure variables loaded on the identified macrostructure factor (organization, text structure, and cohesion).
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In addition, the literature suggests that an association exists between the development of microstructure and macrostructure.
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To what degree is the development of microstructure elements related to the development of macrostructure elements?
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Therefore, macrostructure differences could not be examined across genres, an important level of analysis.
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Levels of macrostructure were expected to be superior for the fourth-grade students.
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In contrast to expectations, our results did not reveal any cross-genre differences for performance on the macrostructure measure.
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Researchers have examined the development of elements of macrostructure in products written in either a narrative or an expository genre.
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Figure 2 provides an example of the macropropositions and micropropositions in a macrostructure on literary genre.
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A grade effect was anticipated for narrative and expository macrostructure on the basis of variables of organization, coherence, and text structure.
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Our study provided insight into how AAE feature production co-occurs with macrostructure-level elements of AAE-speaking students' narratives.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
How parts are arranged in a system like a society or text
How Large
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.