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Discourse Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis, and Conversation Analysis

Terese Thonus · 2019

This chapter examines discourse analysis writ large as a catalog of methods by which writing center researchers can examine talk and text. They are discourse analysis (DA), critical discourse analysis (CDA), and conversation analysis (CA). Each of these is discussed as theory and method, with particular attention to how intersubjectivity is constructed. A detailed description of units of analysis, functions of context, and roles and responsibilities of researchers and participants, followed by writing center studies that have used each method, a “how to” with resource suggestions, and sample research questions and methods complete the discussion of each research practice. Whereas CDA and CA have been less widely used in writing center research than has DA, if trends continue, more published studies employing not only DA but also CA and CDA are on the horizon.

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Discourse Analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis of Media Discourse: Introduction

V. Pavlenko · 2015

The article deals with the research methods of a discourse – Discourse Analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis. With the appearance of a new term ‘‘discourse’’, methods of its research started to be worked out by different scholars. The author states that within 20-25 years a semantic meaning of ‘‘discourse’’ has changed. The article analyses these changes and gives the main interpretations of ‘‘discourse’’, stressing that the basis for understanding of ‘‘discourse’ was established by a famous scholar T.A. van Dijk. Theoretical works by T.A. van Dijk stimulated further research of discourse and broadening of its interpretation. Nowadays discourse is interpreted not only as a structure but also as a process. Discourse Analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis are two most popular methods of discourse research. Discourse Analysis arises from linguistic. It focuses on the research of texts in a social context. Discourse Analysis studies the language in a certain situation and in a certain field. In Discourse Analysis the language functions not as a structure but as a content of different social practices. Critical Discourse Analysis is characterized by its constructive problem-oriented interdisciplinary approach. Critical Discourse Analysis differs from Discourse Analysis in: the nature of problems discussed; the choice of research objects; the relations between language and society (which are here viewed as intermediary); the statement that discourse can be interpreted only in its context; the predominance of socio-cognitive aspects over linguistic ones. Summarizing the postulates of Discourse Analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis the author comes to the conclusion that for a detailed research of media discourse it is necessary to apply a synthesis of both methods as each method alone appears to be somehow limited. On the basis of Discourse Analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis the author defines six points for media discourse analysis. Key words: discourse, media discourse, discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis.

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Discourse Analysis

Josu amp M.Gonz amp lez · Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education · 2008

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Discourse Analysis

Margarethe Olbertz-Siitonen · 2024

Discourse includes conversations, debates, theatre plays, news interviews, speeches, chat logs, blog entries, newspaper articles, e-mails, or official documents. This chapter discusses why discourse is a worthwhile object of research in communication studies. The chapter covers what discourse analysis represents and what different discourse analytic approaches have in common. The chapter provides information on aspects of data collection and data processing critical for conducting consistent and reliable discourse analytic work. The chapter introduces important principles and practical advice on analyzing discourse. Discourse analysis is not a single method, but rather different approaches used to study texts and everyday talk by focusing on language use as a means of social action. Discourse analysis is committed to social constructionism where what we say and write are not objective accounts of facts but constructions of our world(s). The data for a discourse analysis may include interviews, diaries, autobiographies, and/or stories analyzed from a narrative, interpretive, or phenomenological perspective. The purpose of the analysis is to illuminate personal meaning-making in everyday discourse. Discourse analysis is frequently multimodal, meaning language is derived from many equally and relevant modes of communication. The modes may include language, gestures, gaze, body orientation, and the layout of documents.

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Discourse Analysis

Rodney H. Jones · 2024

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, and commentaries. Revised and updated throughout, the new edition of Discourse Analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the major approaches to and methodological tools used in discourse analysis. This textbook: • introduces both traditional perspectives on the analysis of texts and talk as well as more recent approaches that address technologically mediated and multimodal discourse• incorporates practical examples using real data, now revised to include more diverse examples from a wider range of countries• includes a revised final section to highlight recent research with case studies showcasing examples of how scholars used the principles illustrated in the book• is accompanied by online support material with additional student activities, summaries, explanations, and useful links Other features of the new edition include updated references and a wider range of material from social media that includes TikTok and other more recently popular platforms. Written by an experienced teacher and author, this accessible textbook is essential reading for all students of English language and linguistics.

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Discourse analysis

Audrey Alejandro, Marion Laurence, Lucile Maertens · London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) · 2023

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Discourse analysis

Locke, Abigail · University of Huddersfield Repository (University of Huddersfield) · 2008

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Discourse analysis

Xiaofei Wang, Hyun-chul Kim, See Profile et al. · 2001

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Discourse Analysis

Lilie Chouliaraki · CBS Research Portal (Copenhagen Business School) · 2004

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Discourse Analysis

Keith Jacobs (14740075) · Figshare · 2021

This chapter introduces urban and planning students to the methodological approach known as ‘discourse analysis’ that aims to uncover and provide insights on the way that language is deployed to maintain and exercise power. The chapter begins by explaining the origins of discourse analysis and the two most influential variants: ‘critical discourse analysis’ and analysis inspired by the writings of Foucault. The next section of the chapter considers recent examples of Australian scholarship in the fields of planning and housing where researchers have undertaken a discourse analysis. The main section of the chapter provides the reader with two examples of texts that consider the impacts of Covid-19 and the policy responses required. It is, in this section, that the reader can learn how critical discourse and Foucauldian approaches can be undertaken. The next section considers the criticisms that have been directed at discourse analysis and how these might be overcome. Finally, the chapter ends with six points as a way to summarise the main arguments that have been put forward.

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Discourse Analysis

Hjelm, Titus · Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja · 2021

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Discourse analysis

Ewen Speed · Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks · 2023

Discourse analysis explores the use of language to understand the ways in which power operates in the context of social, political and ideological practices. Discourses are regarded as systems of sense making, which people use to comprehend and represent the social worlds they experience. The specific discourses available to people are contingent upon a range of factors, which vary over time and place. As such, there is a need for discourse analysts to pay particular attention to the ‘when’ and the ‘where’ of specific systems of sense making. By tracking changes in these specific systems, across and within time and places, discourse analysis can illuminate changes in the ways in which power operates within and across societies. This is because the discourses available to describe social, political and ideological practices tend to be determined by powerful social actors, (see for example the dominance of the medical model in explaining issues of health and illness). Discourse analysis provides a lens for making sense of how particular discourses come to dominate, and also provides opportunities for insights on how those dominant discourses might be challenged and resisted.

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Discourse Analysis

J. Potter, D. Edwards · 1996

Potter and Edwards write in the area of discourse analysis, an approach to social psychology which takes a critical view of traditional social psychology and which emphasises the role of language (discourse) in everyday life. The term discourse analysis (d.a.) is used in a variety of ways to describe a variety of things; here it refers to the kind of psychology advocated by Potter & Wetherell (1987).

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Discourse Analysis

Susan Strauss, Parastou Feiz · 2013

This introductory textbook presents a variety of approaches and perspectives that can be employed to analyze any sample of discourse. The perspectives come from multiple disciplines, including linguistics, sociolinguistics, and linguistic anthropology, all of which shed light on meaning and the interactional construction of meaning through language use. Students without prior experience in discourse analysis will appreciate and understand the micro-macro relationship of language use in everyday contexts, in professional and academic settings, in languages other than English, and in a wide variety of media outlets. Each chapter is supported by examples of spoken and written discourse from various types of data sources, including conversations, commercials, university lectures, textbooks, print ads, and blogs, and concludes with hands-on opportunities for readers to actually do discourse analysis on their own. Students can also utilize the book's comprehensive companion website, with flash cards for key terms, quizzes, and additional data samples, for in-class activities and self-study. With its accessible multi-disciplinary approach and comprehensive data samples from a variety of sources, Discourse Analysis is the ideal core text for the discourse analysis course in applied linguistics, English, education, and communication programs.

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Discourse Analysis

Heather Adamson · Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2019

Concise and engaging, this textbook introduces stylistics, the application of linguistics to literary analysis. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, H. D. Adamson discusses linguistics before addressing its application to literature, enabling students to become knowledgeable in both fields. Targeted specifically at undergraduate literature students, the book covers a wide range of topics in linguistics and literary criticism, as well as a variety of literary genres and popular culture, from poems and contemporary literature to comic book art and advertising. Providing numerous examples throughout, linguistic concepts are clearly and accessibly presented in an easy-to-digest way, accompanied by numerous examples and a glossary of key terms. Each chapter features exercises, inviting students to apply specific linguistic knowledge to the analysis of literary texts, as well as further reading suggestions, figures and tables, and highlighted key terms. Supplementary online resources include additional exercises, further reading suggestions, useful links, discussion questions, key term flashcards, and an answer booklet for instructors.

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