What does discourse mean in English?

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discourse Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 communication in speech or writing
- a discourse on/upon the nature of life after death
1 spoken or written discussion:
- [ U ] political discourse
- [ C ] The play is a wonderful discourse on love.

The neat division into five discourses, itself somewhat resembling the second, analytical mode, provides clarity but runs the risk of oversimplification.
In order to implement those policies, governments established discourses which were aimed at according neoliberal values greater acceptance.
Reasoned reconstitution can be directed at both the content of particular discourses and the balance across competing discourses.
Through a focus on the discourses of collaborating teachers in secondary school classrooms, the paper analyses teachers' and students' interactions within their wider socio-political context.
In the hegemonic ideology's stereotypes of dominated groups lies ample room for manoeuvring, manipulation and the eventual formation of rival or occasionally even counter-hegemonic discourses.
Broader discourses aimed to define the position of women in the new political order.
The data generated are therefore indicative of the government discourses and thinking on policy at this particular time.
The precarious role of women in conflict discourses maintains the invisibility of gender regimes operating within conflict scenarios.

0 Discourse markers (so, right, okay)

Discourse markers are words or phrases like anyway, right, okay, as I say, to begin with. We use them to connect, organise and manage what we say or write or to express attitude:
1 Discourse markers that organise what we say

Some discourse markers are used to start and to end conversations. Some are used to start new topics or to change topics.
2 Discourse markers that monitor what we say

As we talk, we monitor (or listen to) what we are saying and how our listener is responding to what they hear. We often rephrase or change what we say depending on how our listener is responding. We use words and phrases such as well, I mean, in other words, the thing is, you know, you know what I mean, you see, what I mean is.
3 Discourse markers as responses

As we listen to someone speaking, we usually show our response to what we hear either by gesture (head nod) or by a short response (Mm, yeah, really, that’s a shame). This shows that we are listening to and interested in what is being said. We call these short responses ‘response tokens’.
4 Discourse markers showing attitude

Some expressions are used to mark attitude or point of view in speaking or writing.