Short Functional Text

 Short Functional Text

Hi peeps! In this blog, I will write about what short functional text is. As starting from the definition, structure, examples, various types, and much more. In advance, thank you very much for taking the time to read this blog. Hopefully the contents can be useful.

1. Definition

Short Functional Text is a short text that has particular meaning and purpose, and can be used in our daily life. It may be in the form of prohibition, invitation, greeting cards, short message, shopping list, notice, announcement, etc.

2. Purposes 

The concept of functional texts may seem simple, but the function is very specific. For a text to be considered functional, it has to meet certain guidelines. First and foremost, functional text is factual and not fiction.

Second, a functional text must be used to fulfill a specific purpose, solve a problem, or provide information that allows a person to function in day-to-day life. People often confuse simple explanatory or informational texts for functional texts. Look at the following examples to see the differences between functional and regular explanatory texts.

The purpose:

a. to give instruction/to instruct people (untuk memberi petunjuk)

b. to give direction (untuk memberi arahan)

c. to ask people to… (untuk meminta orang supaya…)

d. to advice/to suggest/to recommend people to… (untuk menganjurkan orang supaya…)

e. to remaind people to… (Untuk mengingatkan seseorang supaya…)

f. to warn/to give warning (untuk memberi peringatan)

g. to ban/to forbid/to prohibit people to… (untuk melarang orang untuk…)

3. Types/ kinds of 

     1. Announcement

An announcement is a statement addressed to public to provide information that something has happened or is going to happen. This type of SFT is commonly found in the public place or media, respectively, such as at school (on an announcement board), a newspaper, magazine, a window of a shop, a city park, etc.

Announcement commonly has the following features.

a. The sentences are written concisely.

b. The information is written completely and clearly, so that the readers can understand it quickly and easily.

c. It contains type of event, date and time, place, and contact person or address.

    2. Advertisement

Typical information used to persuade audience (readers or listeners) to do something or to take some action. This type of SFT usually contains the name of a product or service and the

explanation of how the product or service benefits the audience.

   3. Memo

Memo, commonly sent to colleagues and co-workers. They differ from letters as they are more informal and do not require a salutation or a closure statement as in formal letter. This type of text is used to convey some basic information, particularly to persuade action, to issue a directive, or to provide a report.

Memos are commonly written in following format:

TO: the name of the receiver

CC: people that the sender is copying the memo to

FROM: the name of the sender

DATE: the date when the sender writes the memo

SUBJECT: the subject heading

THE MESSAGE (information given to the receiver)

SIGNATURE (optional)

    4. Invitation Letters

An invitation is a type of letter which is written to invite a guest to a particular event or celebration. Invitation is categorized into a formal and informal. For example, an invitation letter inviting peers or

clients to an event hosted by the company or inviting persons for an important meeting is a formal letter. Those letters are categorized as business invitation letters and are written in a formal tone. Invitation letters sent to friends and family members can be less formal. This type of letter is sent for a social function such as such as birthday, marriage, etc.

      5. Label

Label is a term which refers to printed information affixed on a container of product. Label function to communicate product-specific information to the consumers and encourage a purchase. A food label, for example, should contain name of the food, net quantity in metric units, date of expire, list of ingredients, storage instructions, name and address of manufacturer or packager, when the product was manufactured, and instruction for use.

4. Structure

Based on generic structure and language feature dominantly used, texts are divided into several types. They are narrative, recount, descriptive, report, explanation, analytical exposition, hortatory exposition, procedure, discussion, review, anecdote, spoof, and news item. These variations are known as GENRES.

5. Sample

An invitation card is used to invite someone to attend an event, like birthday party, wedding ceremony, baby shower, etc. Usually there is the date of the event, then the place where the event will be used, and the time the event starts. There are also clothes that must be worn according to the wishes of the invitee.

6. Writing

I made an example with the announcement text. Announcement, whose translation is notification, is a short text that has the function of providing official information about something to the public.

Source

1. Definition: https://dewaadivanwinata.wordpress.com/short-functional-text/

2. Purposes: 

https://study.com/learn/lesson/functional-text-purpose-examples.html

3. Types/ kinds of

https://sites.google.com/site/ereading15/home/learn/short-functional-text

4. Structure:

https://dewaadivanwinata.wordpress.com/short-functional-text/

5. Sample

https://pin.it/QFIWel8

https://www.bahasainggris.co.id/invitation-card-atau-kartu-undangan/