Written Language Generation Task

A Written Language Generation Task is a language generation task that results in written artifacts (in some writing system).

• AKA: Writing Task.
• Context:
  • Input:
    • a Grapheme Set (e.g. alphanumeric system).
    • a Natural Language Type (e.g. English language).
    • a Written Artifact Type (e.g. writing paper).
  • output: a Written Artifact.
  • performance: a Writing Evaluation Measure.
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  • It can typically produce Written Content through language composition.
  • It can typically express Information through written representation.
  • It can typically organize Thought Structure through textual arrangement.
  • It can typically convey Meaning through written symbols.
  • It can typically establish Communication Channel through text-based medium.
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  • It can often require Literacy Skills for effective execution.
  • It can often involve Composition Processes for content structuring.
  • It can often utilize Editing Techniques for quality improvement.
  • It can often implement Grammar Rules for language correctness.
  • It can often employ Stylistic Conventions for communication effectiveness.
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  • It can range from being a Manual Writing Task to being a Automated Writing Task (that can be supported by a written artifact creation system that implements a writing algorithm).
  • It can range from being a One-Pass Writing Task to being a Writing Process.
  • It can range from being a Human-Performed Written Language Generation to being Automated Written Language Generation.
  • It can range from being an Any-Topic Written Language Generation Task to being a Domain-Specific Written Language Generation Task.
  • It can range from being a Text Generation to being Handwritten Generation.
  • It can range from being a Formal Writing Task to being an Informal Writing Task, depending on its communication formality.
  • It can range from being a Simple Writing Task to being a Complex Writing Task, depending on its content complexity.
  • It can range from being a Short-Form Writing Task to being a Long-Form Writing Task, depending on its content length.
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  • It can be instantiated in a Written Artifact Creation Act.
  • It can integrate with Communication Systems for message delivery.
  • It can support Knowledge Transfer through written documentation.
  • It can enable Information Preservation through text recording.
  • It can facilitate Cultural Exchange through written expression.
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• Examples:
  • Production Method-Based Tasks, such as:
    • Text Generation Tasks, such as:
      • Digital Text Creation Task for electronic documents.
      • Natural Language Generation for automated content.
      • Word Processing Task for digital document creation.
      • Typesetting Task for print publication.
    • Handwritten Generation Tasks, such as:
      • Handwritten Note Creation for personal communication.
      • Calligraphy Task for artistic writing.
      • Manual Form Completion for paper documentation.
      • Handwritten Letter Creation for personal correspondence.
  • Content Type-Based Tasks, such as:
    • Document Writing Tasks, such as:
      • Report Writing Task for information documentation.
      • Essay Writing Task for analytical expression.
      • Research Paper Writing Task for scholarly communication.
      • Technical Document Writing Task for specialized instruction.
    • Correspondence Writing Tasks, such as:
      • Email Composition Task for digital communication.
      • Letter Writing Task for formal correspondence.
      • Message Writing Task for brief communication.
      • Note Writing Task for quick information sharing.
    • Creative Writing Tasks, such as:
      • Fiction Writing Task for storytelling.
      • Poetry Writing Task for artistic expression.
      • Script Writing Task for performance direction.
      • Narrative Writing Task for story creation.
  • Purpose-Based Tasks, such as:
    • Professional Writing Tasks, such as:
      • Business Writing Task for organizational communication.
      • Legal Writing Task for legal documentation.
      • Medical Writing Task for healthcare documentation.
      • Technical Writing Task for specialized instruction.
    • Personal Writing Tasks, such as:
      • Journal Entry Writing Task for personal reflection.
      • Diary Writing Task for private documentation.
      • Blog Entry Writing Task for online publishing.
      • Personal Letter Writing Task for individual correspondence.
    • Social Media Writing Tasks, such as:
      • Social Post Writing Task for online sharing.
      • Tweet Writing Task for micro-messaging.
      • Forum Post Writing Task for online discussion.
      • Comment Writing Task for response communication.
  • Medium-Based Tasks, such as:
    • Digital Writing Tasks, such as:
      • Website Content Writing for online presentation.
      • Software Documentation Writing for technical guidance.
      • Database Entry Writing for information recording.
      • Digital Form Completion for electronic documentation.
    • Print Writing Tasks, such as:
      • Book Writing Task for print publication.
      • Article Writing Task for magazine publication.
      • Brochure Writing Task for print marketing.
      • Newspaper Writing Task for news publication.
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Speaking Tasks, which produce oral communication rather than written artifacts.
  • Reading Tasks, which involve content consumption rather than content production.
  • Visual Art Creation Tasks, which create image-based artifacts rather than text-based artifacts.
  • Mathematical Calculation Tasks, which produce numerical results rather than linguistic content.
  • Sign Language Communication Tasks, which utilize gestural systems rather than writing systems.
• See: Writing System, Communication, Vocabulary, Grammar, Semantics, Alphabet, Publication, Storytelling, Written Expression, Text Creation, Language Arts, Composition, Literacy.

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References

2015

• http://chroniclevitae.com/news/1073-the-importance-of-writing-skills-in-tech-related-fields
  • QUOTE: I taught my own writing course. Its theme was medicine, so a lot of pre-med majors signed up. Since it was an intensive summer course, writing assignments were due at the end of each week. Perhaps unsurprisingly, students complained about that, sometimes vociferously. “We’re all science majors,” one student lamented, “so we don’t really need to know how to write.”

2013

• (Wikipedia, 2013) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/writing Retrieved:2013-12-7.
  • Writing is a medium of communication that represents language through the inscription of signs and symbols. In most languages, writing is a complement to speech or spoken language. Within a language system, writing relies on many of the same structures as speech, such as vocabulary, grammar and semantics, with the added dependency of a system of signs or symbols, usually in the form of a formal alphabet. The result of writing is generally called text, and the recipient of text is called a reader. Motivations for writing include publication, storytelling, correspondence and diary. Writing has been instrumental in keeping history, dissemination of knowledge through the media and the formation of legal systems. Under the influence of technologies such as data storage and computer networks, the pace of correspondence and potential for collaboration increased.

    As human societies emerged, the development of writing was driven by pragmatic exigencies such as exchanging information, maintaining financial accounts, codifying laws and recording history. Around the 4th millennium BCE, the complexity of trade and administration in Mesopotamia outgrew human memory, and writing became a more dependable method of recording and presenting transactions in a permanent form. In both Ancient Egypt and Mesoamerica writing may have evolved through calendrics and a political necessity for recording historical and environmental events.

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