What is discourse and why analyze it?

What is discourse and why analyze it?

1. Is used by

   • Linguists
   • Psycholigst
   • sociologists

2. DISCOURSE

   • Tendencies in twentieth-century linguistics
     • Are divided in
       • Formalism
         • That's to say
           • interest in structure of language
       • Functionalism
         • It means
           • interest in what language is used for
   • Self-construction
     • Some characteristics are
       • People tend to tell the researcher the things he wants to hear
       • happens in ordinary talk
       • matters are more complex when talking
   • It means
     • Language above the sentence
   • Is made by
     • making assumptions, basing on the knowledge we have about the world
   • Looks for
     • structure in units that are larger than one sentence
   • Must be
     • using language to mean something
   • Language users
     • have problems identifying sentences that are not texts
       • For example
         • Later, an item about vasectomy and the results of the do it yourself competition
       • Furthermore
         • The speaker utterance has no structure
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     • interpret larger texts not only sentences
       • For example
         • The baby cried/ the mommy picked it up
       • Can be
         • A sequence of events- cause and effect- A and then B

3. Requires

   • Relevant terms
     • They are
       • Talk
         • Is
           • Spoken language
           • Generic and inclusive
       • Conversation
         • Refres to
           • Spoken language rather than written language
             • However
               • People consider conversation is also done throgh chatting
                 • Using
                   • Facebook
                   • Whatsapp
                   • Chatrooms
       • Discourse
         • Is
           • Language used in any medium
           • A technical term

4. Some linguistcs

   • Want to know how turn talking works like
   • Take discourse as a source of evidence
   • Study how people talk is evidence of their lives

5. Telecom

   • Is
     • A british company created to improve nation's communication skills

6. People's understanding of the world

   • is
     • shaped by the way they used language according to what they have available

7. Takes into account

   • Texts
     • Can be
       • A sentence or smaller than a sentence
         • For example
           • Word MEN written on the door of a public bathroom
             • Used to
               • Convey a meaning
                 • Includes
                   • Positive discourse
                     • For example
                       • drugs use is a recreational activity
                   • Negative discourse
                     • For example
                       • drugs use is a crime
           • Letter P for parcking lot

8. Used for

   • Investigating social voices of people

9. Works with

   • Data that is done in writting

10. Language using

    • is
      • An intersubjective process

11. Discourse analysis

    • Is not
      • Completely related with spoken discourse