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THE TEXT-TYPOLOGICAL MODEL<br />

A chronological account <strong>of</strong> the text-typological hypothesis<br />

probably dates back to the 1st century Roman rhetoric when Quintilian<br />

laid down the principles <strong>of</strong> oration. Hartmann enumerates them as<br />

follows:<br />

"They are "(1) inventio, or choice <strong>of</strong> subject matter; (2)<br />

dispositio, or ordered arrangement <strong>of</strong> the material; (3)<br />

elecutio, or style or presentation; (4) memoria, or technique<br />

<strong>of</strong> learning by heart; and (5) pronunciato or mode <strong>of</strong><br />

delivery". (1980, p11).<br />

The types <strong>of</strong> texts are conceived as the external constraints<br />

imposed on different kinds <strong>of</strong> oratory. "They are (1) the deliberate-<br />

persuasive discourse <strong>of</strong> the politician; (2) the forensic-defensive<br />

discourse <strong>of</strong> the attorney; and (3) the epideictic-ceremonial discourse<br />

<strong>of</strong> the preacher". (ibid, pll)<br />

The political, legal and liturgical features <strong>of</strong> the above<br />

mentioned texts are conditioned and constrained by the specific<br />

textual message the text-producer is intent to communicate. In<br />

addition, they predetermine the specifications <strong>of</strong> the text fabric in<br />

which they will be clothed. Political, legal, and liturgical texts<br />

are as old as history. More text types were conceived with the fast-<br />

growing complexities <strong>of</strong> human cultures and requirements.<br />

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