Discourse analysis
Discourse analysis
language beyond the sentence
Interpreting discourse
interpretation of meanings even though
the text contains ungrammatical forms and spelling mistakes
the study of language in texts and
conversation
Cohesion
texts must have a certain structure
the formal ties and connections that exist
within texts
Coherence
everything fitting together well
logical and appropriate relationship
Conversation analysis
approach to the study of social interaction
study of orders of talk-in-interaction
Turn-Taking
manner in which orderly conversation normally takes place
The Co-operative Principle
how much overlap there is between speakers
how people achieve effective conversational communication
Pauses and Filled Pauses
expression used to stall for time during the processing of spontaneous speech.
Adjacency Pairs
describe the taking of turns by two people in conversation.
Insertion Sequences
turns that intervenes between the first and second parts of an adjacency pair.
Hedges
phrases or words that we say to indicate insecurity
Implicatures
The aspect of meaning that a speaker conveys, without directly expressing
Background Knowledge
information relevant to understanding the situation or problem.
Schemas and Scripts
a form of categorization that guides all perception.
A script is a very specific schema for a particular order