Spoof

SPOOF

DEFINITION AND EXAMPLE

Definition:

It is a text which tells factual story, happened in the past time with unpredictable and funny ending.

Social Function:

To retell an event with a humorous twist.

Generic Structure of a recount text:

·         Orientation            : Sets the scene

·         Event (s)                : tell what happened

·         Twist                     : provides the ‘punchline’

Significant Lexicogrammatical features:

·         Focus on individual participants

·         Use of Material Processes

·         Circumstances of time and place

·         Use of past tense

EXAMPLE