Key Concepts
Real language use in social interaction.
What does Discourse mean?
Michel Foucault
Who said discourse is a form of power and knowledge?
Political discourse
Which discourse type focuses on persuasion and ideology?
Textual Analysis
Which method studies vocabulary, structure, and tone?
How language shapes social interaction.
What does discourse analysis help us understand?
Who speaks, where, why, and under what circumstances.
What is Context in discourse analysis?
Teun A. van Dijk
Who focused on ideology, media, and cognition?
Media discourse
Which discourse type deals with framing and bias?
Conversation Analysis
Which method focuses on turn-taking, pauses, and repair?
Hidden meanings and power dynamics.
What does it reveal about communication?
Cohesion links sentences; coherence creates overall meaning.
What is the difference between cohesion and coherence?
Norman Fairclough
Who developed Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)?
Academic discourse
Which discourse type values objectivity and structure?
Critical Analysis
Which method uncovers hidden ideologies or power relations?
By analyzing how messages influence people.
How does it promote critical thinking?
When language performs actions (e.g., requests, promises).
What are Speech Acts?
John Austin and John Searle
Who were created the speech act theory?
Social media discourse
Which discourse type explores identity and self-expression?
Corpus Linguistics
Which method uses large databases of texts?
By showing how context changes meaning.
How does it improve intercultural awareness?
How meaning depends on the situation and tone.
What does Pragmatics study?
Deborah Tannen
Who studied gender and conversational styles?
To understand how language works across social contexts.
Why do we study different types of discourse?
It gives a deeper understanding of both language form and meaning.
Why is it important to combine different methods?
Because language shapes how we think, act, and connect with others.
Why is discourse analysis important?