Melodie Beattie: Codependency...
7. What kind of reader is the text aimed at?
You look at two aspects:
Contents:
➢ a problem everyone may be confronted with
➢ alcoholism and drug addiction may concern everyone
➢ general readership (no specific or specially educated readers necessary) [wide interpretation]
➢ all people who have got an alcoholic or addict in the family [narrow interpretation]
Language/Style:
➢ vocabulary: everyday vocab. with few difficult technical terms
➢ sentence structure: partly long sentences but not difficult or complex (additive with the flow of the thoughts)
➢ grammar: correct but informal (frequent use of “that” instead of “which”
➢ tone: personal, very committed to the cause; [will attract a larger general readership than an impersonal tone of an abstract article]