tekster

Tekster is the plural form of the Norwegian noun tekst, meaning any body of written language that communicates information, ideas, or art. In Norwegian usage, the term covers a wide range of written material, from novels and essays to news articles, manuals, and song lyrics, and even transcripts of spoken language.

The word derives from Latin textus “woven thing” via French texte and other European languages; in many languages “text” has similar roots. In practice, tekster can be found across media and genres, and also in digital form as online texts.

Common categories include literary texts (novels, poetry, drama), informational or expository texts (reports, manuals, encyclopedic entries), argumentative or persuasive texts (op-ed pieces, policy briefs), and academic or technical texts (papers, theses, specifications). In music, tekster commonly refers to song lyrics. In legal or administrative contexts, texts include laws, contracts, and regulations.

Texts are studied in education for structure, argumentation, style, and audience; production involves planning, drafting, editing, and revision. Readability, coherence, and accuracy are key concerns, as are conventions of genre and register. In the digital age, tekster also include webpages, blogs, emails, posts, and multimedia captions, with considerations of accessibility and metadata.

Thus tekster underpin written communication across culture, education, media, and law, evolving with technology while retaining core functions of informing, persuading, entertaining, and recording.