10 Questions
What is the primary focus of gramarians?
Correctness of language usage
Who extended Saussure's original conception of the verbal language system to include other forms of communication?
French structuralists and semioticians
What is the area of applied linguistics associated with the study of discourse?
Pragmatics
What is the minimum length of a text required to be considered discourse?
More than a single sentence
What do we consider when receiving a linguistic message, besides the language?
Many other factors such as context
What is the primary focus of discourse analysis?
Examining the actual contexts of language-in-use and social actions
What type of data is typically used in discourse analysis?
Naturally occurring data from audio or video recordings
What is the term coined by Zellig Harris in 1952?
Discourse analysis
What is the goal of discourse analysis, according to the concluding remarks?
To understand the meaning of what is said and why the order of sentences proceeds in a certain way
What is the shift in linguistics that discourse analysis represents?
From competence to performance
Test your knowledge of the history of discourse analysis, from ancient grammarians and rhetoricians to the influence of Saussure and the rise of linguistics in the 19th and 20th centuries. Explore the development of language study and its key concepts. Take this quiz to assess your understanding of the evolution of discourse analysis.
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