Discourse Analysis: Pioneers and Concepts
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Who was the first to introduce the term DA for analyzing connected speech?

  • Zellig Harris (correct)
  • J.R. Firth
  • Van Dijk
  • Michael Halliday

    • According to Van Dijk, how can DA be understood?

  • Differently by different language users in different context (correct)
  • Consistently across all language users and contexts
  • Equally by all language users in different context
  • Similarly by different language users in different context

    • According to J.R. Firth, what is needed to understand the meaning of something?

  • Historical context only
  • Linguistic context only
  • Geographical context only
  • Situational and cultural context (correct)

    • What did John Sinclair emphasize should be the key focus in the analysis of meaning?

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    What was one of the first areas of discourse structure studied by Mitchell (1957)?

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