DEFINATION OF DISCOURCE ANALYSIS
DISCOURCE
Discourse is the
creation and organization of the segments of a language above as well as below
the sentence. It is segments of language which may be bigger or smaller than a
single sentence but the adduced meaning is always beyond the sentence. The term
discourse applies to both spoken and written language, in fact to any sample of
language used for any purpose. Any series of speech events or any combination
of sentences in written form wherein successive sentences or utterances hang
together is discourse. Discourse can not be confined to sentential boundaries.
It is something that goes beyond the limits of sentence. In another words
discourse is 'any coherent succession of sentences, spoken or written' (Matthews,
2005:100).
Discourse is sometimes used
in contrast with 'text,' where 'text'
refers to actual written or spoken data, and 'discourse' refers to the
whole act of communication involving production and comprehension, not
necessarily entirely verbal. . . . The study of discourse, then, can involve
matters like context, background
information or knowledge shared between a speaker and hearer."
Discourse is a conceptual generalization of conversation within
each modality and context of communication
Discourse is generally used
to designate the forms of representation, codes, conventions and habits of
language that produce specific fields of culturally and historically located
meanings .
Discourse is the way in
which language is used socially to convey broad historical meanings. It is
language identified by the social conditions of its use, by who is using it and
under what conditions. Language can never be 'neutral' because it bridges our
personal and social worlds.
ANALYSIS
Analysis is a careful
study of something to learn about its parts, what they do, and how they are
related to each other.
Analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or
substance into smaller parts in order to gain a better understanding of it. The
technique has been applied in the study of mathematics and logic since before
Aristotle (384–322 B.C.), though analysis as a formal concept is a relatively recent
development.
Analysis is the process
of breaking down a something into its parts to learn what they do and how they
relate to one another.
DICSOURSE ANALYSIS
Discourse analysis is concerned
with language use as a social phenomenon and therefore necessarily goes beyond
one speaker or one newspaper article to find features which have a more generalized
relevance. This is a potentially confusing point because the publication of
research findings is generally presented through examples and the analyst may
choose a single example or case to exemplify the features to be discussed, but
those features are only of interest as a social, not individual, phenomenon.
Discourse Analysis is the area of linguistics that is concerned with how
we build up meaning in the larger communicative rather than grammatical units;
meaning in a text, paragraph, conversation, etc, rather than in a single
sentence.
Discourse
analysis is
necessarily the analysis of language in use. The functionalist view of
discourse analysis asserts that 'the study of discourse is the study of any
aspect of language use' (Fasold 1990:65).
Discourse analysis is a broad term for the study of the ways in which language is used in texts and contexts. Also called discourse studies.
Discourse analysis (DA), or discourse
studies, is a general term for a number of approaches to analyze written,
vocal, or sign language use, or any significant semiotic event.
Discourse analysis is a term used for a variety of processes that
examine or deconstruct the underlying meanings in speech or other form of
communicative text
Discourse Analysis is the study of linguistic relations
and structures in discourse.
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