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DISCOURSE
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 Definition of
Discourse
• A conversation or a text
• Collection of text conversations
• A shared way of talking or creating
texts
• Codes, languages, ways of speaking a
topic
“While it used to be generally held that What is
mere exposure to language is sufficient discourse?
to set the child’s language generating
machinery in motion, it is now clear
that , in order for successful first
language acquisition to take place,
interaction, rather than exposure is
required; children do not learn language
from overhearing the conversations of
others or from listening to the radio,
and must, acquire it in the context of
being spoken to.” - J. Berko-Gleason
Discourse theory
 Discourse theory

It follows from a theory of

language use, in which
proposes that in our daily
communication is treated as
activities, the way we
the matrix of linguistic
speak and write is shaped The idea that language
knowledge: that language
by the structures of learning evolves out of
development should be
power in our society, and learning how to carry on
considered in terms of how the
that because our society conversations
learner discovers the potential
is defined by struggle
meaning of language as he
and conflict our
participates in communication
discourses reflect and
create conflicts.
 Discourse theory

It follows from a theory of

FLA is related to this language use, in which
As Cherry (1979) puts it:
theory. • Halliday (1975) communication is treated as
Through communicating
studied his own child and the matrix of linguistic
with other people,
concluded that the knowledge: that language
children accomplish
development of formal development should be
actions in the world and
linguistic devices grows considered in terms of how the
develop the rules of
out of the interpersonal learner discovers the potential
language structure and
uses to which language is meaning of language as he
use.
put.  participates in communication
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Deixis Theory
 Deixis Theory

What is deixis?

Such as
Deixis refers to such words and  Who is the speaker
phrases that cannot be fully  The time of place of
understood without any
contextual information
speaking
 The gesture of the speaker
 The current location in the
discourse
 The topic of the discourse
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 Types of Deixis

Person Deixis Place Deixis

Any expression that is used to point to a person: words used to point to a time: now, then,tonight
me, you, him, her  etc

Time Deixis
words used to point to a location: here,there etc.
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PERSON DEIXIS

HOL
A Person deixis concerns itself with the
grammatical persons involved in an
utterance • those directly involved (e.g.
the speaker, the addressee) • those not
directly involved (e.g. overhearers—
those who hear the utterance but who
are not being directly addressed) • those
mentioned in the utterance (third
person)
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PLACE DEIXIS
GUTE
N TAG
A brief definition: • The main concern
of place deixis is the specification of
location related to the speech event. •
Now there are two basic properties of
locating an object or person: a) By
describing or naming them b) Or by
locating them at other • And for this
Location to measure an “object” is
needed which serves as a benchmark.
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TIME DEIXIS

HOL
A ime deixies makes ultimate reference to
participant role, so it is important to
distinguish the coding time (CT) from
the receiving time (RT). (Levinson,
1983:73) • Coding time- the moment of
utterance • Receiving time- the moment
of reception
CONCLUSION
Deixis plays a vital role when repetitive situations occur. If one cannot understand it
the situation will become funny as well as difficult for the speaker, listener and for
reader too.
JE SUIS JOLIE

MERCURY
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the
smallest one in the Solar System—it’s only a bit
larger than our Moon. The planet’s name has
nothing to do with the liquid metal since it was
named after the Roman messenger god, Mercury
SECTOR NEWS
VENUS
Venus has a beautiful name and is the second
planet from the Sun. It’s terribly hot—even
hotter than Mercury—and its atmosphere is
extremely poisonous. It’s the second-brightest
natural object in the night sky after the Moon
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MA. MICKAELA
MIRASOL M. DIMAANO
Master of Arts in Education- Major in
English
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