David Lee's Genre Classification Scheme
Written texts: 46 genres
Code	Description
W:ac:humanities_arts	academic prose: humanities
W:ac:medicine	academic prose: medicine
W:ac:nat_science	academic prose: natural sciences
W:ac:polit_law_edu	academic prose: politics law education
W:ac:soc_science	academic prose: social & behavioural sciences
W:ac:tech_engin	academic prose: technology computing engineering
W:admin	adminstrative and regulatory texts, in-house use
W:advert	print advertisements
W:biography	biographies/autobiographies
W:commerce	commerce & finance, economics
W:email	e-mail sports discussion list
W:essay:school	school essays
W:essay:univ	university essays
W:fict:drama	excerpts from two modern drama scripts
W:fict:poetry	single- and multiple-author collections of poems
W:fict:prose	novels & short stories
W:hansard	Hansard/parliamentary proceedings
W:institut_doc	official/govermental documents/leaflets company annual reports etc.; excludes Hansard
W:instructional	instructional texts/DIY
W:letters:personal	personal letters
W:letters:prof	professional/business letters
W:misc	miscellaneous texts
W:news_script	TV autocue data
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:arts	broadsheet national newspapers: arts/cultural material
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:commerce	broadsheet national newspapers: commerce & finance
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:editorial	broadsheet national newspapers: personal & institutional editorials & letters-to-the-editor
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:misc	broadsheet national newspapers: miscellaneous material
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:report	broadsheet national newspapers: home & foreign news reportage
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:science	broadsheet national newspapers: science material
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:social	broadsheet national newspapers: material on lifestyle leisure belief & thought
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:sports	broadsheet national newspapers: sports material
W:newsp:other:arts	regional and local newspapers: arts
W:newsp:other:commerce	regional and local newspapers: commerce & finance
W:newsp:other:report	regional and local newspapers: home & foreign news reportage
W:newsp:other:science	regional and local newspapers: science material
W:newsp:other:social	regional and local newspapers: material on lifestyle, leisure, belief & thought
W:newsp:other:sports	regional and local newspapers: sports material
W:newsp:tabloid	tabloid newspapers
W:non_ac:humanities_arts	non-academic/non-fiction: humanities
W:non_ac:medicine	non-academic: medical/health matters
W:non_ac:nat_science	non-academic: natural sciences
W:non_ac:polit_law_edu	non-academic: politics law education
W:non_ac:soc_science	non-academic: social & behavioural sciences
W:non_ac:tech_engin	non-academic: technology, computing, engineering
W:pop_lore	popular magazines
W:religion	religious texts, excluding philosophy
Spoken texts: 24 genres
Code	Description
S:brdcast:discussn	TV or radio discussions
S:brdcast:documentary	TV documentaries
S:brdcast:news	TV or radio news broadcasts
S:classroom	non-tertiary classroom discourse
S:consult	mainly medical & legal consultations
S:conv	face-to-face spontaneous conversations
S:courtroom	legal presentations or debates
S:demonstratn	‘live’ demonstrations
S:interview	job interviews & other types
S:interview:oral_history	oral history interviews/narratives, some broadcast
S:lect:commerce	lectures on economics commerce & finance
S:lect:humanities_arts	lectures on humanities and arts subjects
S:lect:nat_science	lectures on the natural sciences
S:lect:polit_law_edu	lectures on politics, law or education
S:lect:soc_science	lectures on the social & behavioural sciences
S:meeting	business or committee meetings
S:parliament	BNC-transcribed parliamentary speeches
S:pub_debate	public debates, discussions, meetings
S:sermon	religious sermons
S:speech:scripted	planned speech, whether dialogue or monologue
S:speech:unscripted	more or less unprepared speech, whether dialogue or monologue
S:sportslive	‘live’ sports commentaries and discussions
S:tutorial	university-level tutorials
S:unclassified	miscellaneous spoken genres

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