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The text often has a title. The minimum unit of text is the sentence. The most
important features of the text are integrity, connectivity, structural organization,

completeness. The integrity of the text lies in the fact that it outlines the subject,
and the statement is subordinate to the achievement of the goal. The connectivity

of the text is manifested in the fact that there is a tight semantic connection
between its constituent parts – sentences, groups of sentences or larger

components. Thematic closeness, the relationship between the constituent parts are

in interaction. The text is composed of more or less sentences, but not always a set

of sentences is a text. In order for a certain group of sentences to be perceived as a

coherent statement, the text is necessary to adhere to certain features. The first sign

of the text is the topic - as it stands in the text - which covers all its parts. A

necessary feature of the text is its main idea - with which purpose the text is

created. The characteristic of the text is also the content link between the sentences

and their consistency in the presentation of the content.

The psychology of editorial work has not yet become the subject of special

scientific research, and, considering the psychological preconditions for editing,

we are forced to rely on the general provisions formulated by psychologists as a

result of the study of complex forms of human activity. Editing with full reason

can be attributed to one of these forms, and the general scheme of the editor's work

can be represented as follows:

- obtaining information;

- task setting;

- creating a model of behavior and the expected results;

- actions and results that are relevant to these actions.

In terms of editorial work, this scheme receives a specific content. The first

of its components is the acquaintance of the editor with the author's work. The

second is to set up the editing task. It can be dictated and refined both by external

circumstances and by the qualities of the material itself. In advance, an amount, the

genre, the need to emphasize the connection with the current events, the form of

contact with the reader can be planned, the kind of editing can be defined. Then the