What is discourse analysis?

Discourse analysis is an interdisciplinary approach to studying language and communication, which seeks to understand how language is used in different social contexts, and how it both reflects and produces the ways in which people understand the world around them. Discourse analysts focus on analyzing the structure, content, and use of language in communicative events, such as conversations, interviews, speeches, and written texts, as well as the social and cultural factors that shape these events. Discourse analysis can be applied to a variety of fields, including linguistics, media studies, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and political science, among others.

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