Discourse Analysis
v Discourse
analysis is sometimes defined as the analysis
of language 'beyond the sentence'. This contrasts with types of analysis more
typical of modern linguistics, which are chiefly concerned with the study of
grammar: the study of smaller bits of language, such as sounds (phonetics and
phonology), parts of words (morphology), meaning (semantics), and the order of
words in sentences (syntax). Discourse analysts study larger chunks of language
as they flow together.
v Discourse
analysis is the analysis of these patterns.
v Discourse
analysis is a hybrid field of enquiry.
v Discourse analysis is
sometimes defined as the analysis of language 'beyond the sentence'. This
contrasts with types of analysis more typical of modern linguistics, which are
chiefly concerned with the study of grammar: the study of smaller bits of
language, such as sounds (phonetics and phonology), parts of words
(morphology), meaning (semantics), and the order of words in sentences
(syntax). Discourse analysts study larger chunks of language as they flow
together.
v Discourse Analysis is the
study of linguistic relations and structures in discourse.
Definition of Discourse
Ø
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.
Ø discourse is a discussion
about a topic either in writing or face to face.
Ø Discourse is the creation
and organization of the segments of a language above as well below the
sentence.
Ø Discourse is behavioral unit.it is a set of utterance
recognizable speech event.
Definition of Analysis
Ø Analysis is
-a careful study of something to learn about
its parts, what they do, and how they are related to each other
- an explanation of the nature and meaning of
something
Ø Analysis is the
process of breaking a complec topic or substance into smaller parts in order to
gain a better understanding of it. The technique has been applied in the study
of mathematcic and logic since before Aristole (384–322 B.C.),
though analysis as a formal concept is a relatively recent development.[1]
Ø Analysis is A
systematic examination and evaluation of data or information,by breaking it
into its component parts to uncover their interrelationship.
Ø Analysis is in psychology,a term for conversation –based
therapeutic processes used to again understanding of complex emotional or
behavioral issues.
Ø
Analysis: a careful study of something to learn about its parts, what they
do, and how they are related to each other
: an
explanation of the nature and meaning of something