Legal Discourse Analysis

LE802 L T P C
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Purpose
To provide studies in linguistic rhetoric, legal analysis and exploring transitions into legal
propositions.
Unit-I
Text grammar or discourse grammar – Rhetoric - Stylistics – International Sociolinguistics –
Pragmatics – speech act theory – Conversation analysis - Applied linguistics - Variation linguistics –
Critical Discourse analysis.
Unit-II
The various levels or dimensions of discourse such as sounds (intonation etc.,) gestures, syntax,
meanings speech acts, moves, strategies, turns, interaction.
Unit-III
Genres of discourse: (the types of discourse in politics, the media, education, science, business, etc.,)
Unit-IV
The relations between text (discourse) and context
The relations between discourse and power
Unit-V
The relations between discourse and interaction
Reference Books:
Blommaert, J. Discourse, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
Gee, J. P., An Introduction to Discourse Analysis: Theory and Method, London: Routledge
Johnstone , B. Discourse Analysis, Oxford : Blackwell
Teun A. Van Dijik, Discourse Studies, London, Sage
Norman Fair Clough, Critical Discourse Analysis, Harlow: Longman
Celce Murcia, M. Olshtain, E .Discourse and context in Language Teaching.
New York:CUP
Hatch, E. Discourse and Language Education
McCarthy, M. Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers, New York CUP