Essays on Discourse Analysis

Communication is how we as humans teach, learn and develop our world. With this communication, we have been able to develop our world through invention and advances in technology. The way in which we communicate has changed drastically with modern forms of communication being electronically,…

“A stiff apology is a second insult … The injured party does not want to be compensated because he has been wronged; he wants to be healed because he has been hurt” Gilbert K. Chesterton. The art of the apology is an extremely difficult art…

In ENGL 1301, one of the first few concepts discussed was the importance of mastering rhetorical skills. The mastering of these skills can be done by making appeals of ethos, logos, and pathos. Using these appeals enables writers to reach their audiences from different angles,…

All languages change over time, and the Vietnamese language is no different. Languages is always changing, evolving, and adapting to the demand of its user. Naturally, almost Vietnamese language changes originate from young generation via social life daily like their working environment, social media (Facebook,…

In 1946, Winston Churchill gave a discourse that is called ‘The Iron Curtain,’ which, as I would see it, is discussing how extraordinary it would be on the off chance that we could all simply get along and meet up in solidarity. The discourse comprises…

Some jargon becomes antiquated after a few years, but one term withstood the test of time. Before OK arrived at the meaning it has today, it had numerous other connotations. Perhaps OK is the longest running joke in the history of comedy. In a short…

In this essay we will discuss adaptive noise crossing out for discourse flag, so before we begin we should discuss discourse and noise signals. Noise There are various definitions for commotion, anyway these definitions agree that it is undesired flag; material science and electrical point…

In the article, “Contextual prerequisite for understanding”, Bransford and Johnson aimed at establishing whether contextual knowledge is a prerequisite for comprehension of prose passages. The authors combined findings of various reports on contextual knowledge. Bransford and Johnson expected to find that comprehension of passages can…

What is a “discourse community”? Linguistics professor John Swales characterizes a discourse community as a community with common goals, methods of communication within the community, has different mechanisms to disseminate information, employs multiple genres as a way to further communication within the community, has “specific…

The advancement of multilingual instruction can be viewed as the reason that is making a hole or decay of African dialects in our general public, through the dialect of educating and learning. The execution of setting English as a default medium of direction (MoI) it…

In the essay “You Are What You Say” written by Robin Lakoff, she educates readers about the “linguistic double standards” throughout society. She believes this expected language makes them “unfit to hold a position of power” in the second paragraph. Lakoff uses various examples to…

Interview My discourse community is Financial Development and Economics; I am currently studying Business Administration, specialization in Finance with a minor in Economics. I interviewed a financial analyst from Morgan Stanley; she had graduated from University of Maryland with a job offer awaiting her. Before…