Table 19.1 Tribble's analytical framework

Contextual analysis
1. name	What is the name of the genre of which this text is an exemplar?
2. social context	In what social setting is this kind of text typically produced? What constraints and obligations does this setting impose on writers and readers?
3 communicative purpose	What is the communicative purpose of this text?
4. roles	What roles may be required of writers and readers in this genre?
5. cultural values	What shared cultural values may be required of writers and readers in this genre?
6. text context	What knowledge of other texts may be required of writers and readers in this genre?
7. formal text features	What shared knowledge of formal text features (conventions) is required to write effectively in this genre?
Linguistic analysis
8. lexico-grammatical features	What lexico-grammatical features of the text are statistically prominent and stylistically salient?
9. text relations/textual patterning	Can textual patterns be identified in the text? What is the reason for such textual patterning?
10. text structure	How is the text organised as a series of units of meaning? What is the reason for this organisation?

Source: Tribble (2002: 133).