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Chapter 7 Discourse Analysis语篇分析 Major contents 1.Discourse and discourse analysis 2.Information structure 3. Cohesion and coherence 4.Discourse markers  5.Conversational analysis  6. Critical analysis1 Discourse and Discourse Analysis Discourse Language above the sentence or above the clause. (Stubbs,1983:1) Text linguistics/ discourse analysis written spoken Used interchangeably now1 Discourse and Discourse Analysis Discourse analysis Discourse linguistics/ discourse studies/ text analysis The study of how sentences in spoken and written language form larger meaningful units such as paragraphs, conversations, interviews, etc. p1681 Discourse and Discourse Analysis Language in use Pragmatics: meaning Discourse analysis: information structure Most powerful instrument: Functional Systemic Grammar1 Discourse and Discourse Analysis Fertilizers put back what the rain and plants take away. Plastic pots are not just substitutes for clay ones. Pears are a little more temperamental than apples. Supporting and training are not quite the same thing. ×1 Discourse and Discourse Analysis Pick up a handful of soil in your garden. Ordinary, unexciting earth. Yet it is one of Nature’s miracles, and one of her most complex products. Your success as a gardener will largely depend upon its condition, so take the first bold step in gardening --- get to know your soil. √1 Discourse and Discourse Analysis A primary task of DA is to explore the linguistic features which characterize discourse. The goal of DA is to examine how reader or user of a discourse recognizes that parts of a discourse are dependent on others. One of the most important features of discourse is cohesion ( 衔接 )...