Discourse Analysis and its Area of Coverage
- September 8, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRISS, Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue VIII, August 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Discourse Analysis and its Area of Coverage
Muhammad Abubakar Abdullahi1*, Shehu Baraya2, Nasiru Abubakar Isah3, Aisha Abubakar Yasmin4 and Hassan Malami Alkanchi5
1,2,3,4 College Of General Studies (English Unit), Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria
5Department of Islamic Studies , Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria
Abstract: Discourse analysis is associated with the use of language in any form of communication, such as spoken, written or signs language. It helps in analyzing how people express themselves using the three systems of communication, its impact on the audience and how it affects the society.
This paper presents the types of discourse analysis as well as some important areas of its coverage, the meaning of discourse analysis given by different linguists will be clearly stated, the co-operative principles set out by Grice Paul together with maxims would be vividly explained. The point views given by both British and American linguists on Discourse Analysis will be examined by given relevant examples.
Keywords: Discourse, Analysis, and communication.
I. INTRODUCTION
The study of discourse analysis employs both the methodology and the kinds of theoretical principles and primitive concepts (e.g, rule, well formed formula) typical of linguistics. It is clear that the field according to discourse analysis theorists are therefore of interest to us are those who have been specially concerned with conversation as a particular type of discourse and we shall know the basic methods and assumptions in the next part of the paper, Discourse analysis is telling us the use of language in any form of communications such as spoken, written or sign language.
However, according to Bavelas (2002), discourse analysis can be defined as a systematic study of naturally occurring communication in the broadest sense at the level of meaning.
Foucault (1972) discourse analysis was an effectively critical approach to view the clear picture of any socio-cultural phenomenon.
