The original words of something written or printed, as opposed to a paraphrase, translation, revision, orcondensation.
This includes the related glossary of Discourse Analysis
The original words of something written or printed, as opposed to a paraphrase, translation, revision, orcondensation.
the main body of matter in a manuscript, book, newspaper, etc., asdistinguished from notes, appendixes, headings, illustrations, etc.