Definition of Analysis,Discourse and discourse Analysis

Simple Definition of analysis

·         : a careful study of something to learn about its parts, what they do, and how they are related to each other

·         : an explanation of the nature and meaning of something

Discourse Definition

v  Foucault presents possibly the best definition of discourse. He says, “Systems of thoughts composed of ideas, attitudes, and courses of action, beliefs and practices that systematically construct the subjects and the worlds of which they speak.”

v  Discourse (from Latin discursus, "running to and from") denotes written and spoken communications such as:

• In semantics and discourse analysis: Discourse is a conceptual generalization of conversation within each modality and context of communication.
• The totality of codified language (vocabulary) used in a given field of intellectual enquiry and of social practice, such as legal discourse, medical discourse, religious discourse, et cetera.
• In the work of Michel Foucault, and that of the social theoreticians he inspired: discourse describes "an entity of sequences, of signs, in that they are enouncements (énoncés)", statements in conversation.

·         The definition of analysis is the process of breaking down a something into its parts to learn what they do and how they relate to one another.

·         Examining blood in a lab to discover all of its components is an example of analysis

Definition of Discourse Analysis

v  Discourse analysis is a broad term for the study of the ways in which language is used in texts and contexts. Also called discourse studies.

v  Discourse analysis is sometimes defined as the analysis of language 'beyond the sentence'. This contrasts with types of analysis more typical of modern linguistics, which are chiefly concerned with the study of grammar: the study of smaller bits of language, such as sounds (phonetics and phonology), parts of words (morphology), meaning (semantics), and the order of words in sentences (syntax). Discourse analysts study larger chunks of language as they flow together. 

v  Discourse analysis is the analysis of these patterns.

v  Discourse analysis is a hybrid field of enquiry.

v  Discourse analysis is sometimes defined as the analysis of language 'beyond the sentence'. This contrasts with types of analysis more typical of modern linguistics, which are chiefly concerned with the study of grammar: the study of smaller bits of language, such as sounds (phonetics and phonology), parts of words (morphology), meaning (semantics), and the order of words in sentences (syntax). Discourse analysts study larger chunks of language as they flow together.

v  Discourse Analysis is the study of linguistic relations and structures in discourse.

v  Discouurse Analysis is the study of the ways in which  language is used in texts and contexts.

v  Discourse Analysis in linguistics is refers to a unit of language longer than a single sentence.

v  Discourse Analysis is the use of spoken or written language in a social context.

v  Discourse analysis is a broad term for the study of the ways in which language is used in text and context. Also called discourse studies.