Genres of the SCOTS corpus

Genres of the SCOTS corpus

Written genres (80% of corpus) Spoken genres (20% of corpus)

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Announcement
Article
Correspondence/letters
Diary
Essay
Instructions
Invoice/bill/receipt
Novel
Poem/song/ballad
Prepared text
Prose: fiction
Prose: nonfiction
Report
Review
Script
Short story
Written record of speech

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Announcement
Commentary
Consultation
Conversation
Debate/discussion
Documentary
Dramatic performance
Instruction
Interview
Lecture/talk, sermon
public address/speech
Lesson/seminar
Meeting Poetry
reading/song/ballad performance
Press-conference
Prose reading
Story telling