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[German Version] I. Literary Studies A text is a sequence of sentences or other linguistic utterances that can be considered as a unit. It may be oral or written. The term text derives from Latin texere, “weave,” and its associated nouns textum and textus. The metaphor of weaving, already used by Cicero and Quintilian with reference to linguistic phenomena, has had ongoing influence, down to present-day attempts to define the “textuality” of texts. In earlier usage, preserved in the tradition of philology, a text is an existing original …

[German Version] I. Scientific Framework – II. Limits and Tasks – III. The Concept of “Text” – IV. Texture and Observability of Textual Communication – V. Conclusions I. Scientific Framework The empirical approach developed here differs from the established methods employed in linguistics and the study of literature (Richter; Exegesis: IV, 1.c.γ) in that its categories and criteria are based on text and communication theory. As a scientific method for the observation and description of texts, this approach provides an analytic basis for res…