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Taxonomy vs Intertextuality - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and intertextuality

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while intertextuality is the idea that a given text is a response to what has already been written, be it explicit or implicit.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    intertextuality

    English

    (wikipedia intertextuality)

    Noun

    (intertextualities)
  • The idea that a given text is a response to what has already been written, be it explicit or implicit.
    • When one studies the intertextuality of "Hamlet", one realises that William Shakespeare must have read thousands of books.
  • The reference to another separate and distinct text within a text.