Tasks

1. Select a basic set of HTML tags which you consider will be useful for making a text.
2. How would you characterise the various HTML constructs from a linguistic point of view?
3. Do you agree with the point of view sometimes met in the HTML introductory literature that with HTML you can distinguish between the `logical structure' and the `layout' of a document? Is there a clear distinction?
4. How is the layout of documents affected by the HTML description, and how far is it affected by the browser (and your computer)?
5. What is the minimal HTML document?
6. What is the meaning (semantic interpretation) of an anchor in HTML?
7. Describe your favourite recipe and describe your description in HTML. Maybe start with something like `Soup. Take the soup out of the fridge and warm it in the microwave.', and then make it into a more detailed conventional recipe.
8. Make a description of the soup from the point of view of an experienced soup taster (but take pity on his taste buds).
9. Design a soup advertisement and describe the advertisement in HTML.
10. Is it possible to define `locutionary acts' and `illocutionary acts' (in the sense of either Austin or Searle) in HTML?