Discourse Analysis in Written Texts

1. No Curse In Discourse
Josué Ramírez
201570013
Presentation held on
December 2nd, 2015.

2. Outline
• Introduction
• Language as Discourse; Discourse Analysis
• Analysis of a Written Discourse
• Conclusion

3. What is discourse analysis?

4. Discourse Analysis in Written Texts

5. Cohesion Devices
after Halliday and Hasan (1976)
Written Texts
Reference
Substitution
EllipsisConjunctions
Lexical
Cohesion
(McCarthy, 1991)

6. Discourse Analysis
Written Texts
Register
Audience
Purpose
Coherence
and Cohesion
Rhetorical
Situation
CARS Model

7. Discourse Analysis
Rhetorical
Situation
Evaluation
Polarity
Evaluator
Focus

8. Discourse Analysis
CARS Model
People
Objects
EventsExigence

9. References
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English. London: Arnold.
• Butt, D., Fahey, R., Feez, S., Spinks, S. & Yallop, C. (2000).
Using Functional Grammar: An Explorer‘s Guide. Sydney:
National Centre for English Language Teaching and
Research, Macquarie University.
• Cook, G. (1989). Discourse. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• McCarthy, M. (1991). Discourse Analysis for Language
Teachers. Glasgow: Cambridge University Press.
• Tahseen, H. H. (2008). Cohesion in Texts: A Discourse
Analysis of a News Article in a Magazine. Al-Faith Journal
(37): 81-114. Retrieved on November 30th, 2015 from
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