Language Systems: Discourse
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What is discourse?

  • A piece of language that has no unity, meaning, or purpose
  • Any unit of connected speech or writing limited to a sentence
  • A system of language that includes vocabulary and grammar
  • Any unit of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence (correct)

    • What is narration?

  • A description of an event in any order
  • A piece of language with no unity, meaning, or purpose
  • A type of discourse that uses no pronouns
  • A description of an event in chronological order (correct)

    • What is the main difference between narration and description?

  • Description includes an action
  • Narration uses more pronouns
  • Narration includes an action (correct)
  • Description uses more pronouns

    • What is the purpose of setting in a narrative?

    <p>To answer the questions When and Where</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of character in a narrative?

    <p>To answer the question Who</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between simple and plotted narrative?

    <p>Simple is real, plotted is fictional</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of description in discourse?

    <p>To transmit a mental image of the particulars</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the vertical pattern of description?

    <p>Describes from top to bottom or bottom to top</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of an affective description?

    <p>To convey feelings and recreate an effect on the audience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of description appeals to the intellect and provides details about the appearance of a person, place, or object?

    <p>Informative description</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary difference between exposition and argumentation?

    <p>Exposition provides a balanced view, while argumentation presents a biased view</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of circumlocution in a text?

    <p>To divert the reader's attention to a related but different topic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of an artistic description?

    <p>To give pleasure and stimulate the imagination and emotion of the reader</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of recursive pattern in a text?

    <p>To discuss a topic and then revisit it later</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of narrative interspersion in a text?

    <p>To clarify or elaborate on a point or link the subject matter to a personal experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of description is used to describe the interior of a room?

    <p>Circular description</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Discourse

    • Refers to any unit of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence
    • Goes beyond the limits of the sentence
    • It is one of the 4 systems of language, along with vocabulary, grammar, and phonology
    • Any piece of extended language that has unity, meaning, and purpose

    Forms of Discourse

    Narration

    • Description of an event in chronological order
    • Uses pronouns like "I" and "me"
    • Includes an action
    • Follows a chronological order
    • Elements:
      • Setting: time and place of the action
      • Character: persons involved in the story
      • Actions: incidents, causes, and manner of the outcome
    • Types:
      • Simple: narrative of real events
      • Plotted: fictional, result of the author's invention

    Description

    • Fiction-writing mode for transmitting a mental image of the particulars in the story
    • Can go hand in hand with narration
    • Patterns:
      • Spatial: describes how the subject occupies space
      • Vertical: describes subjects taller than they are wide
      • Horizontal: describes subjects in a horizontal sequence
      • Circular: describes something that is not in a straight line
      • Affective: describes the effect a person, place, or thing has on the writer
    • Kinds:
      • Informative (Scientific and Technical): appeals to the intellect
      • Artistic (Suggestive/ Evocative or Literary): aims to give pleasure

    Exposition

    • Type of oral or written discourse used to explain, describe, or give information
    • Difference between exposition and argumentation:
      • Exposition gives a balanced amount of the subject and uses a neutral tone
      • Argumentation convinces the reader of the writer's overall point
    • Patterns:
      • Circumlocution: discusses a topic, then diverts to discuss a related topic
      • Narrative Interspersion: intersperses a narrative within the expository text
      • Recursion: discusses the topic, then returns to it

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    Understand the concept of discourse in linguistics, a unit of connected speech or writing that goes beyond sentential boundaries. Learn how it differs from other language systems like vocabulary, grammar, and phonology.

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