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    Discourse analysis examines how language constructs meaning in different contexts beyond just words, investigating how power dynamics influence communication through approaches like descriptive analysis of language structures, critical analysis of socio-political power imbalances, and ethnographic interpretation of social practices. Effective discourse analysis requires choosing an analytical approach, collecting relevant data, investigating content, analyzing findings, and reviewing conclusions.

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    Discourse Analysis

    Tamilarasu S
    Doctoral Scholar
    Department Of Sociology and Population Studies
    Bharathiar University
    Let’s start with the word “Discourse”

    What is Discourse?
    -Verbal or Written form of communication.
    -Goes beyond language.

    Form of Symbolic and linguistic units


    Language (i.e. Text -Road signs)

    Overall meaning conveyed by


    Discourse language in Context
    Discourse Analysis
    When should you use Discourse Analysis?

    • To Investigate the
    Power And Power Imbalance
    Functions of Language
    To achieve Power
    social goals Inequality
    • How meaning is
    constructed in different
    context Power
    Imbalance
    E.g. Politician's Speech
    How People
    Ideology
    Communicate
    Approaches to Discourse Analysis

    Language In Use Socio - Political


    •Sentence Structure (Descriptive In nature) •Beyond the technicalities of language
    •Formalist Roots: Pays attention to different •Critical discourse analysis – Michel Foucault
    rules of communication.
    •Power Structure
    •Technicalities of language
    •Language is power
    E. g. – Dynamic Relations between a superior
    and subordinate.
    Other forms of Discourse Analysis

    •Ethnography based Discourse Analysis


    Theoretical Approaches
    - Interpretation of social practices
    •Multimodal Analysis •Structuralism
    - variety of Texts. •Modernism
    •Post-modernism
    How to Do Discourse Analysis?
    •Decide your discourse Analysis Approach
    •Data collection method And Gather your data
    •Investigate the Content
    •Analyze your data
    •Review your work.

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