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The newspaper articles are those whose primary purpose is to report on events and topics of general interest. These texts are contained in so-called mass media, ie print and oral media. 1.Claridad journalese CHARACTERISTICS: informative style avoids ambiguous expressions, of jargon, buzzwords, complex words or sentences too long. A simple lexicon and a well-ordered sentences short and medium to help the reader understand the text. 2.Concisión: Brevity is a key feature at a time with this volume of information. However, we must not confuse brevity with brevedad3.Objetividad all information should be treated with the utmost objectivity. The presence or evaluative preposed adjectives is a sure sign of subjectivism in the treatment of such information as is the presence of pronouns or verb forms first persona.4.Brevedad: brevity is usually determined by space limitations. The obligation imposed brevity in headlines, whose main characteristic is the concentration expresiva.5.Sencillez: journalistic discourse uses common words. It is characterized by the absence of retoricismo.6.Vivacidad: journalistic discourse tends to be agile, active and personal dinámico.7.Referencias It is very important a good skill in using proper nouns, pronouns, quotes, questions and phrases involving a dialogue with the reader LANGUAGE RESOURCES of the articles. A. RESOURCES MORPHOLOGICAL. 1.Supresión of determinantes.2.Gusto by perifrásticas.3.Nominalización.4.Presencia numerous buildings complementos.5.Variación organization sintáctica.6 . Titulares.7.Estilo directo.8.Oraciones Short phrases in impersonal pasivas.9.Pretérito perfect simple, present tense, preterite imperfect subjunctive B. Semantic Resources. 1.Use of barbarous barbarismos.2.Creación .3. Eufemismos.4.Tecnicismos.5.Tendencia the magnification of literaria.7.Apócopes language lenguaje.6.Utilización derived from acronyms, phrases, abbreviations and acronyms. Interpretative Journalism. GENRES INFORMATION: The purpose of these texts information is transmitted with the highest possible degree of objectivity and is therefore fundamental to the function representativa.Podemos incluirl news, chronicle, the story and interview. GENRES OPINION: The purpose of these texts is to interpret certain facts and issue a Valuation of an issue or event of interest to society. With a more connotative and subjective language, not only relates to the representational function of language but also with the expressive, poetic and appellate.'s Editorial column or commentary GENRES Propagandist: The influence is direct, ie trying to convince the reader or listener to act in a certain way