Forms of expresion
They are the manifestations of communication mediated mainly by the text or language.
There are several criteria to classify the different forms of textual expression
According to the medium
The spoken language and the written one are two of the most important forms of human expression.
In theory, oral forms are more colloquial and written forms are more formal.
Forms of written expression
Forms of oral expression
According to the degree of elaboration of the message
According to the degree of elaboration, the forms of textual expression can be classified as spontaneous and prepared.
Spontaneous forms of expression
Prepared forms of expression
According to the degree of participation of the interlocutors
If the degree of participation of the interlocutors is taken into account, then there is talk of monological and dialogal genres.
Dialogical genres
Monological genres
According to its function
Communication has three basic functions or purposes. These determine the forms of textual expression used by the actors of a communicative interaction.
Representative function
Reflective function
These types of expression include music, art, gestures and, of course, verbal language, whether written or spoken
