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Discourse Analysis
Discourse analysis is a qualitative research methodology that examines how language, communication, and power shape meaning, identity, and social reality. Developed across linguistics, sociology, and psychology (particularly by Norman Fairclough and Jonathan Potter), discourse analysis goes beyond content to analyze language use as a social practice that constitutes and reflects power relations, ideologies, and social structures.
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Sources
- Fairclough, N. (1989). Language and power. Longman. link ↗
- Potter, J., & Wetherell, M. (1987). Discourse and social psychology: Beyond attitudes and behaviour. Sage Publications. link ↗
- Machin, D., & Mayr, A. (2012). How to do critical discourse analysis: A multimodal introduction. Sage Publications. link ↗
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