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    Culture in Discourse 1.0 Introduction Discourse‚ its etymology comes from Latin‚ discursus (which means “running to and fro”) is the term that concerns with spoken and written communication. In linguistics‚ discourse is a unit of language longer than a single sentence. More broadly‚ discourse could be the use of spoken or written language in a social context. According to Hinkel and Fotos (2002) in New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms‚ discourse in context

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    A discourse community can be defined as a group of people who share knowledge of a certain topic‚ share similar backgrounds‚ and have a common goal. A lot of them also had unique ways of communicating with each other which outsiders could not understand. They give everyone something that makes them feel like they belong somewhere and are important too. Being in one of these communities is a good way to be a part of something with people who are easy to relate to and can help you grow fundamentally

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    “Its gotta be the shoes!” (Mars Blackmon) There are many groups/discourse communities I belong to. A discourse community is a group of people who have a common interest. They also have their own way of speaking‚ writing‚ behaviors and values. My favorite one is the sneaker head community. What is a sneaker head? A sneaker head is a person who buys shoes to wear and collect. It has become a culture‚ and has made this sneaker loving community have its own way of speaking‚ writing‚ behaving‚ and showing

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    Critical Discourse Analysis Social communication is increasingly becoming a subject of scientists’ discussions from different disciplines‚ as well as ordinary language users. In contemporary social sciences‚ especially in linguistics‚ we see a clear shift to discourseDiscourse allows us to talk about use of the language‚ as well as the language as a socio-cultural activity. In this sense‚ discourse‚ on one hand‚ reflects the social reality‚ on the other hand‚ it shapes it‚ therefore participate

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    Betanco‚ Nelida Professor Cecil English 106 February 13‚ 2013 A Discourse Analysis Throughout the world each individual is a member of a certain Discourse community. A Discourse community is a place where people share the same mechanisms of inter-communication among its members‚ as well as utilizing and hence possesses one or more genres in the communicative furtherance of its aims. Each individual pertains to a certain community whether they acknowledge it or not. However‚ the first community

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    Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers Douglas A. Demo‚ Center for Applied Linguistics Download a PDF of this digest. What Is Discourse Analysis? Discourse analysis is the examination of language use by members of a speech community. It involves looking at both language form and language function and includes the study of both spoken interaction and written texts. It identifies linguistic features that characterize different genres as well as social and cultural factors that aid in our interpretation

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    work‚ school‚ or music group. Researchers have deemed these groups as discourse communities. Ann Johns explains discourse communities as‚ “a basis for sharing and holding in common: shared expectations‚ shared participation‚ commonly held ways of expressing” (320). Discourse communities hold certain standards and actions that lead to the functioning of the group. The Bartlett City Court Clerk’s Office is a stand out discourse community that has certain vocabulary‚ genres‚ and tasks that allow them

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    Academic Statement of Purpose The need for critical discourse analysis is crucial now more than ever because of the sheer mass of information our society encounters on a daily basis. I hope to demystify some of these messages through the use of critical discourse analysis in both my future research and my career. My work in discourse analysis seeks to identify those who are powerful‚ the construct of power they rely on‚ the social indexing employed‚ and the implications of their words for those

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    several types of discourse communities‚ which have different goals‚ values‚ language‚ issues‚ effects and communication style. The discourse community that I identify myself with is the boarding family discourse community. This community may only be made up of a few members‚ yet the impact they have in their neighborhood is quite significant. They may not be related or even have known each other for more than five years‚ yet the bond and connection they have is so strong. My discourse community is composed

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    Did you know that there are four types of discourse communities? There’s the professional community‚ which is your job‚ career or working environment. Your social communities are your friends and family. The civic community is the clubs‚ hobbies and extracurricular activities you attend to or participate in. The last one is your cultural group‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ environment cultures all play into this one. My discourse community happens to be a mix of all four of these. I am a competitive dancer

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