Discourse Analysis ( A M
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