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What do socially oriented views of discourse analysis consider?
What the text is doing in the social and cultural setting in which it occurs
What does discourse analysis focus on?
Patterns of language across texts and their social and cultural contexts
What is the social constructionist view of discourse concerned with?
The ways in which what we say contributes to the construction of certain views of the world and ourselves
What is discussed in relation to language and identity?
'Displaying' who we are through language use
What is the focus of more textually oriented views of discourse analysis?
Language features of texts
What does discourse analysis primarily focus on?
Patterns of language across texts and their social and cultural contexts
What is the social constructionist view of discourse concerned with?
How language contributes to the construction of views of the world and identity
What is the relationship between language and identity discussed in the chapter?
Language is used to display who we are and how we want to be seen
What do socially oriented views of discourse analysis consider?
What the text is doing in the social and cultural setting in which it occurs
What are culture-specific ways of speaking and writing discussed in relation to discourse analysis?
Ways of organizing texts in particular social and cultural situations
Learn about discourse analysis and its approach to analyzing language patterns across texts, as well as the social and cultural contexts in which the texts occur. This chapter provides an overview of the origins of discourse analysis and discusses specific issues that interest discourse analysts.
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