Discourse
Discourse is the oral or written exchange of ideas. Discourse is any unit of connected speech or writing that is longer than a sentence and has a coherent meaning and clear purpose [StudySmarter].
Linguistic literature defines discourse as a speech (a text, in particular) within its formation in front of the addressee's cogitative view, according to N.D. Arutyunova's “discourse is a text dipped into the life” [Aleksandrova, p. 299].
In linguistics, discourse is a language unit longer than a single sentence. Discourse studying analyzes spoken or written language used in a social context. Discourse studies look at the form and function of language in conversation beyond its small grammatical pieces, such as phonemes and morphemes [ThoughtCo].
‘Discourse’ means the complete text, oral or written, delivered at a specific time and place or at several instances. Discourse may be a single sentence, a joke, a sonnet, or a three-hour talk. The aim of discourse is the effect that the discourse is oriented to achieve in the average listener or reader for whom it is intended [Kinneavy, p. 297].
⠀ Aleksandrova O.V. (2016). On the Problem of Contemporary Discourse in Linguistics. Humanities & Social Sciences. Siberia: Siberian Federal University.
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⠀ Discourse. ThoughtCo. Retrieved from: [https://www.thoughtco.com/discourse-language-term-1690464].
⠀ Kinneavy James E. (1969). The Basic Aims of Discourse. College Composition and Communication. Illinois: National Council of Teachers of English.