written+discourse

  • 11Discourse analysis — Sociolinguistics Areas of study Accent · Dialect Discourse analysis Language v …

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  • 12discourse — discourses, discoursing, discoursed (The noun is pronounced [[t]dɪ̱skɔː(r)s[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]dɪskɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]].) 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Discourse is spoken or written communication between people, especially serious discussion …

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  • 13discourse — dis|course1 [ dıs,kɔrs ] noun * 1. ) count FORMAL a long and serious speech or piece of writing on a particular subject: discourse on: a powerful discourse on art a ) uncount FORMAL serious spoken or written discussion of a particular subject 2.… …

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  • 14Discourse on Inequality — Frontispiece and title page of an edition of Rousseau s Discourse on Inequality (1754), published by Marc Michel Rey in 1755 in Holland. Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men (Discours sur l origine et les fondements de l… …

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  • 15Discourse on colonialism — Discours sur le colonialisme (Discourse on Colonialism) is a text written by Aimé Césaire and published in 1955. It is a key text of postcolonial literature.[1] Césaire’s Discourse on Colonialism has been labeled “a declaration of war.”[1] It is… …

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  • 16Discourse particle — In linguistics, a discourse particle is a lexeme or particle which has no direct semantic meaning in the context of a sentence, having rather a pragmatic function: it serves to indicate the speaker s attitude, or to structure their relationship… …

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  • 17Discourse on holiness — The discourse on holiness forms the concluding part of the Sermon on the Mount, following immediately from the discourse on judgementalism. Like many other parts of the Sermon, it consists of a series of sayings followed by a brief explanation,… …

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  • 18Discourse types — The term discourse type is preferred to other labels which might be encountered in linguistics, such as text type or genre since, for some, text type implies work on written texts, whereas much of CADS has been carried out on spoken… …

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  • 19discourse marker — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms discourse marker : singular discourse marker plural discourse markers linguistics 1) a word that is used for showing a change in the way the conversation is developing or for showing the other speaker how you… …

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  • 20discourse — noun dɪskɔ:s, dɪs kɔ:s written or spoken communication or debate. ↘a formal written or spoken discussion of a topic. ↘Linguistics a text or conversation. verb dɪs kɔ:s speak or write authoritatively about a topic. ↘engage in conversation. Origin… …

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