What is discourse analysis? (DA Methods)
The analysis of talk and text in their own right
What is text and language? (DA Methods)
A construction of the world, more so than a representation
What needs to be established in DA? (DA Methods)
- Identity of the reader
- How others are referenced
- The functions of boundaries
What is the process of DA? (DA Methods)
- Formulate research question
- Gather data
- Read text
- Coding
- Analysis
How is data usually gathers? (DA Methods)
- Social media
- News papers
- Interviews
What is a disclaimer? (DA Methods)
Explicit disavowal of the stance the speaker subsequently advocates
What is state inoculation? (DA Methods)
Speaker rebuts the potential claim, even before they are challenged
What is extreme case formulation? (DA Methods)
Semantically extreme words or phrases used to defend a description
What is category entitlement? (DA Methods)
We accept certain categories of people, they are entitled to make specific claims due to own knowledge, so accounts are credible
What is a passive voice? (DA Methods)
Object and verb but weak, indeterminate subject
