A discourse genre is defined by specific structures and contextual constraints.

Evidence

A genre is a type of discursive social practice, usually defined by specific discourse structures and context structures as spelled out above. For instance, a parliamentary debate is a discourse genre defined by a specific style, specific forms of verbal interaction (talk) under special contextual constraints of time and controlled speaker change, in the domain of politics, in the institution of parliament, as part of the overall act of legislation, engaged in by speakers who are MPs, representative of their constituencies as well as members of political parties, with the aim (for instance) to defend or oppose bills, with formal styles of address and argumentative structures supporting a political point of view… And this is merely a short summary of such a definition of a genre, which usually needs both textual and contextual specification. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1073 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Parliamentary discourse is a distinct genre defined by its institutional context — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1113; A discourse genre is defined by both textual and contextual specification — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1073; Genre defines the horizon of possible meaning for individual utterances — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory: Nations, Classes, Literatures, 498 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• A discourse genre is defined by both textual and contextual specification #expands (0.92) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1073