Discourse Analysis Concepts

What word is a synonym of discourse?

• Genre

• Text

• Speech

What linguistic unit does the "Study of Language Use" focus on?

• Paragraphs

• Whole texts

• Phrases and clauses

• Sentences and clauses

Which of the following is an example of what the "Study of Language Use" focuses on?

• Particle movement

• Structure preference

• Characteristics of a text

• Texts used in a community

What does the Study 'Beyond the Sentence' focus on?

• Sentences (one)

• Sequence of sentences (more than one)

• Word order

Which of these does the Study 'Beyond the Sentence' analyse?

• Structure preference

• Text organisation

• Text classification

The Study 'Beyond the Sentence' has got three different perspectives. Can you name them?

Which perspective focuses on how the information is processed by the audience?

• Linguistic Perspective

• Cognitive Perspective

• Computational Perspective

What does the Study of Social Practices analyse?

• Role of structures in a text

• Discourse present in a community

• Influence of ideology in discourse

• Language usage in texts

Which of the following correspond to genres?

• Recipe

• Definition

• Story

• Blog

• Narration

What is a genre?

• Devices used to transmit a message

• Text classification by similar characteristics

• Language functions