Scholars from various theoretical backgrounds have continuously defined and redefined genre from different perspectives. Chouliaraki and Fairclough (1999, p. 21, apud Meuer, 2013, p. 151) investigate the concept of language use within society, emphasizing that the relationship between language and society is not unilateral but dialectical. From this perspective, the analysis of social practices offers the advantage of providing a nexus between abstract structures and their operative mechanisms, thus reconciling the divide between “society” and the lived experiences of individuals.

Genres, according to what is being appointed above, are defined according to their