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accessory meaning structures. Obligatory meaning structures operate
and evolve within the context which is determined by the type and topic
of the text which ultimately projects the overall textual meaning.
A comparative view of both literary and non-literary texts reveals
that in the former, extended and accessory meaning structures abound
whereas obligatory meaning structures are extremely minimized. On the
contrary, in the latter text obligatory meaning structures outnumber
both extended and accessory meaning structures which serve only as
linkage devices holding the text's overall meaning together.
In hybrid or fuzzy texts extended and accessory meaning structures
are of limited number and scope. All meaning structures operate and
interact within the framework of the context, projecting the text's
overall meaning.
From the foregoing discussion, we conclude that the structuring
and processing of the text (literary, non-literary or hybrid) are
constrained and conditioned by a continued process of shifting which
involves the three inter-related, interactive and inter-dependent
layers of meaning: obligatory, extended, and accessory. Skilful
shifting of extended and accessory meaning structures, which are
certainly more maneuverable than obligatory or logical meaning
structures, crystallizes the overall meaning of the text. On the
other hand, unskillful shifting of non-logical meaning structures
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