Discourse Analysis ( A M.A. Course)1. IntroductionNotion of discourseBasic features of discourse or standards of textualityA brief historical overview of discourse analysisConcept of discourse analysisMajor approaches to discourse analysis2. Discourse TypologyLanguage functionsSpoken discourseAdjacency pairsRank structureLabov’s modelWritten discourseUnits in written discourseLarger patterns of written discourseDistinction between SD and WD3. Conversational AnalysisUniversal features of conversationTurn-takingCooperative principles4. Communication Theory: System ConstraintsChannel open/close signalsBackchannel signalsTurnover signalsAcoustically adequate and interpretable message Bracket signalsNon-participant constraintsPreempt signalsGricean norms for communication5. The Ethnography of DiscourseSpeech communityDiscourse communitySpeech eventNorms of communicationDominant cultural variables1Attitudes Patterns of thought Social organization Role & role prescription Non-verbal expressions6. Formal Links & Situational LinksTextCohesionCohesive ties or devicesCoherence in discourseSuggested Topics for Presentation (STP)Discourse & LiteratureDiscourse & TranslationDiscourse & English Language TeachingDiscourse & CultureDiscourse as Action in SocietyDiscourse & PsychologyDiscourse FunctionsSubject, Topic & ThemePresentation Course Paper Dissertation Reference Books1. Brown, Gillian & Yule, George. Discourse Analysis[M]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983.2. Coulthard, Malcolm. An Introduction to Discourse Analysis[M]. London: Longman Group Limited, 1985.3. Cook, Guy. Discourse and Literature[M]. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. 4. Cook, Guy. Discourse[M]. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.5. McCarthy,...