Tag: Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
Students used cohesive devices, but grammatical cohesion needs improvement
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in LinguisticsDiscourse analysis of cohesive devices in argumentative texts by fifth-semester students reveals adequate lexical cohesion but gaps in grammatical cohesion.
Western and Middle Eastern media differ in framing Al-Assad’s collapse
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in LinguisticsTransitivity analysis reveals how Western and Middle Eastern media used distinct linguistic strategies to represent Al-Assad’s regime collapse according to ideological positions.
Environmental discourse declines in Pakistani EFL textbooks
Analysis of environmental discourse in Pakistan’s EFL textbooks reveals declining ecological representation from primary to secondary levels, with emphasis on sensory nature experiences.
Newspapers use speech acts to frame immigration differently
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in LinguisticsCorpus analysis of speech acts in U.S. newspaper immigration coverage reveals how constatives, directives, and commissives shape public opinion differentially across liberal and conservative outlets.
3MT slides used mostly non-specialized images to support comprehension
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Analysis of image types and multimodal slide-speech relations in Three Minute Thesis presentations by engineering PhD students addressing non-specialist audiences.
Neoliberal multilingualism shapes mixed-language online practices
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in LinguisticsExamine how Chinese-English code-mixing and translingual practices on social media reflect neoliberal multilingualism, gender, race, and regional positioning while revealing tensions between.
Metadiscourse use differed in two dissertation disciplines
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in LinguisticsComparative study of metadiscourse in dissertation discussion chapters reveals discipline-specific rhetorical patterns in applied linguistics and sociology, with implications for doctoral writing.
Hot war tourism is framed through liminal experiences and discourse
Multimodal analysis of war tourism vlogs examining liminality, platform dynamics, and geopolitical narratives shaping conflict zone representation.
Attribution theory is proposed to extend SDRT for unusual narratives
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in LinguisticsIntegration of attribution theory with SDRT for analyzing emotional coherence in Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart, extending discourse analysis beyond conventional logical relationships.
Chinese political discourse evolved through five historical stages
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Explore how Chinese political discourse evolved from the 1840s to present day, examining Western influences, socialist frameworks, and the development of a distinctive Chinese political linguaculture.
