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Meaning of discourse analysis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of a number of approaches to analyzing written, spoken or signed language use.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Čeština analýza diskurzu diskurzivní analýza diskurzní analýza
Dansk diskursanalyse
Deutsch Diskursanalyse
Español análisis del discurso
Suomi diskurssianalyysi
Bahasa Indonesia analisis wacana
Português análise do discurso
Svenska diskursanalys

Examples

“Discourse analysis is not just one approach, but a series of interdisciplinary approaches that can be used to explore many different social domains in many different types of studies. (Phillips and Iorgenson 2002: 1)”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

discourse analyst discourse marker Discoursed Discourser Discourses Discoursing

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