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Discourse Analysis

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Discourse Analysis

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    1. Discourse Analysis A lecture Presented By Alaa Baji Jabr M.A English Language and Linguistics

    2. Levels of Linguistic Analysis

    3. Definitions of Discourse Analysis: Discourse is a continuous stretch of (especially spoken) language larger than a sentence, often constituting a coherent unit such as a sermon, argument, joke, or narrative. The study of the relationship of language and the context in which it is used. Analysis of naturally occurring connected spoken or written discourse.

    4. The study of language in the everyday sense in which most people use the term. Discourse is broadly taken to mean the use of language beyond that of a single sentence. Therefore, it encompasses conversation (e.g. narrative, argument, and rhetoric), as well as monologues.

    5. As a result of the core idea of the abovementioned definitions, the term is broadly taken to mean what results in communication or more clearly what people do in achieving goals that are communicative and that what is counted as discourse.

    6. Key Concepts in Discourse Analysis 1- Text 2- Context 3- Schemata

    7. 1- Text A word used in linguistics to refer to any passage, spoken or written of whatever length, that does form a unified whole. Not all stretches of sentences or utterances arranged in a certain way can be regarded as a text. For the text to be distinguished from other units which are regarded as non text is that it has a "texture" or it is a unit which has its own characteristics. In addition, what makes a piece of language be regarded as a text is features of textuality and these are seven criteria, They are:

    8. Features Of Textuality 1- Cohesion 2- Coherence 3- Acceptability 4- Intentionality 5- Informativeness 6- Situationality 7- Intertextuality

    9. 2- Context The context is fundamental in the study of language and discourse. It refers, on the one hand, to the verbal surroundings of the utterance, also called co-text such as the preceding and following words or sentences within a discourse or conversation. On the other hand, the term context is used to refer to the social situation of language use in general or to the specific situation of a given fragment of text or talk.

    10. The Relation of Context To Language

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