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Discourse analysis

About: Discourse analysis is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 16055 publications have been published within this topic receiving 515384 citations. The topic is also known as: DA & discourse studies.


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01 Jun 1993-Language
TL;DR: In this paper, the As propose six implicationally related cognitive statuses relevant for explicating the use of referring expressions in natural language discourse, which are the conventional meanings signalled by determiners and pronouns, and interaction of the statuses with Grice's maxim of Quantity accounts for the actual distribution and interpretation of forms when necessary conditions for the use more than one form are met.
Abstract: In this paper the As propose six implicationally related cognitive statuses relevant for explicating the use of referring expressions in natural language discourse. These statuses are the conventional meanings signalled by determiners and pronouns, and interaction of the statuses with Grice's maxim of Quantity accounts for the actual distribution and interpretation of forms when necessary conditions for the use of more than one form are met. This proposal is supported by an empirical study of the distribution of the referring expressions in naturally occuring discourse in five languages

1,533 citations

Book
01 Jan 1993
TL;DR: Wetherell and Potter as mentioned in this paper extended their work on the use of discourse analysis in social science to cover racism and to include issues of social structure, power relations and ideology.
Abstract: The topics of race and racism are often treated narrowly in social psychological and other social scientific literature, usually being presented as subcategories of stereotyping or prejudice or attitudes. In this new book, Margaret Wetherell and Jonathan Potter extend their work on the use of discourse analysis in social science to cover racism and to include issues of social structure, power relations and ideology. Part 1 provides the theoretical framework within which representations of race can be studied, part 2 an empirical illustration from New Zealand of the arguments of part 1.

1,482 citations

Book
01 Jan 1994
TL;DR: The scope of Discourse Analysis is discussed in this article, with a focus on language as social interaction, and a discussion of the relation between discourse and communication in the context of speech act theory.
Abstract: Preface and Acknowledgments. Part I: The Scope of Discourse Analysis. 1. Overview. 2. Definitions of Discourse. Part II: Approaches to Discourse Analysis. 3. Speech Act Theory. 4. Interactional Sociolinguists. 5. The Ethnography of Communication. 6. Pragmatics. 7. Conversation Analysis. 8. Variation Analysis. Part III: Conclusion. 9. Structure and Function. 10. Text and Context. 11. Discourse and Communication. 12. Conclusion: Language as Social Interaction. Appendix 1: Collecting Data. Appendix 2: Transcription Conventions. Appendix 3: Sample Data. Bibliography. Index

1,478 citations

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TL;DR: This paper developed a discursive model of institutionalization that highlights the relationships among texts, discourse, institutions, and action, and proposed a set of conditions under which institutionalization processes are most likely to occur, and conclude the article with an exploration of the model's implications for other areas of research.
Abstract: We argue that the processes underlying institutionalization have not been investigated adequately and that discourse analysis provides a coherent framework for such investigation. Accordingly, we develop a discursive model of institutionalization that highlights the relationships among texts, discourse, institutions, and action. Based on this discursive model, we propose a set of conditions under which institutionalization processes are most likely to occur, and we conclude the article with an exploration of the model's implications for other areas of research.

1,469 citations

Book
01 Jan 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define the concept of Discourse Analysis, define it, and present the challenges of using it, as well as the challenges faced by using it in discourse analysis.
Abstract: Preface 1. What is Discourse Analysis? Defining Discourse Analysis Reasons for Using Discourse Analysis What Lies Ahead 2. The Variety of Discourse Analysis Theoretical Perspectives in Dscourse Analysis Empirical Studies in Discourse Analysis A Useful Methodology 3. Our Research Program Studying Identity Revitalizing Our Critical Approach A New Perspective on Exsisting Theoretical Debates Why We Use Discourse Analysis 4. The Challenges of Discourse Analysis Developing a Research Question Selecting a Site Collecting Data Analyzing the Data Writing Up the Study Make It Interesting 5. Conclusions Contributions Challenges On a Personal Note References About the Authors

1,467 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023216
2022394
2021632
2020851
2019833
2018803