Introduction to Discourse Analysis
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What was Zellig Harris' main interest in introducing discourse analysis?

  • Combining language features in particular kinds and styles of texts
  • The relationship between linguistic and non-linguistic behavior (correct)
  • Examining language beyond the level of the sentence
  • Describing how language features are distributed within texts

    • According to Harris, where does connected discourse occur?

  • In a specific literary or scientific tradition
  • In isolated sentences
  • Within a particular situation (correct)
  • Only in conversations

    • What did Harris argue about discourses?

  • They share particular meanings and have characteristic linguistic features (correct)
  • They have no particular meanings and no characteristic linguistic features
  • They share particular meanings but have no characteristic linguistic features
  • They have characteristic linguistic features but no particular meanings

    • In discourse analysis, what is of central interest?

    <p>The relationship between language and context</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Harris, how do people interpret what someone says?

    <p>From the situation that they are in</p> Signup and view all the answers

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