National open university of nigeria school of arts and social sciences
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| Self-assessment Exercises Identify the major principles of an ethnomethodological research. 4.0 Conclusion One of the earliest approaches to research in Discourse Analysis is Ethnomethodology. Though the study of discourse keeps undergoing changes from time to time, the use of this approach has remained one of the key approaches to investigating discourse. It presents a common ground for linguists studying discourse. This is particularly so because it emphasizes the importance of context in discourse analysis. The two major ways of collecting data in discourse analysis are really context-dependent. The use of tape recorder as a data collecting method depends largely on the context of the discourse. This implies that the researcher has to be present at the setting to do his/her recording. The other method, which is emphasized in Ethnomethodology is the participant observation, which requires the researcher to be present in the community fora period of time. 5.0 Summary In this Unit, we have looked at a major approach to discourse analysis – Ethnomethodology. We examined its origin and its use in discourse analysis. We particularly focused attention on the methods of doing Ethnomethodology, with its emphasis on interaction between the researchers and the people they are investigating. The emphasis students should note is that language is asocial phenomenon And each time people use language, they are being creative, so, this makes each social event and situation unique and worthy of being analyzed distinctly by looking at the social factors that facilitates the creation of the text. 6.0 Tutor-marked assignment 1. Describe how you would do an ethnomethodological study of the discourse of motor park touts. 2. Explain the connection between language and the social world. 31 7.0 References/Further Reading Poore, S. (2000) Ethnomethodology, An Introduction. Source http://www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk/CURRIC/soc/ethno/intro.htm Garfinkel, H. (1984) Studies in Ethnomethodology, Malden MA Polity Press/Blackwell ublishing. (first published in 1967). Heritage, J.C. (1987) 'Ethnomethodology'. In A. Giddens, J.H. Turner, eds. Social theory today. Cambridge Polity Press 224-72 Download 0.49 Mb. Share with your friends:
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