> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://ldaca.gitbook.io/metadata-for-language-data/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://ldaca.gitbook.io/metadata-for-language-data/defined-terms/informational.md).

# Informational

Discourse whose primary purpose is to inform the audience about the natural or social world.

By assumption, the information conveyed is reliable. However, the properties of the genre may be exploited to transmit misinformation and disinformation.

This term is an expected value of the property:\
[linguisticGenre](/metadata-for-language-data/properties/linguisticgenre.md)

This term is included in the defined term set:\
[LinguisticGenreTerms](/metadata-for-language-data/defined-term-sets/linguisticgenreterms.md)