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ENG223 Discourse Analysis

4.0 Conclusion
Discourse is a very powerful tool for individuals and the society. It is the means by which we engage in all forms of social practices. Our discourses represent our individualistic tendencies and they help us to shape our society. The use of discourse involves the use of different tact to manage our feelings and those of our listeners.
5.0 Summary

In this Unit, we have examined how we use discourse in the society. Some of the issues addressed are the ways we use discourse to express our culture, how our gender feature in our discourse, how gender is represented in discourse, how our prejudices about others who belong to another races are expressed in discourse and how discourse is used to handle different kinds of conflicts.

6.0 Tutor-marked Assignment

How can discourse be used to resolve conflicts
7.0 References/Further Reading

Van Dijk, T. (Discourse and Racism Discourse & Society, Vol. 10, No. 2, 147-
148 (1999) Van Dijk, T. and Wodak, R. (1988) Discourse, racism and ideology. Special issue of TEXT, 8(1). Van Dijk, T. (2004) Racist Discourse In Ellis Cashmore (Ed, Routledge
Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies. (pp. 351-355). London Routledge, 2004.

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Unit 4: Discourse and Other Disciplines

Contents
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Unit Objectives
3.0 Main Conternt
3.1 Discourse and Sociology
3.2 Discourse and Philosophy
3.3 Discourse and Medicine
3.4 Discourse and Literature
Self-assessed Exercises
3.5 Discourse and Politics
3.6 Discourse and Education
4.0 Conclusion
5.0 Summary
6.0 Tutor-marked Assignment
7.0 References/Further Reading
1.0 Introduction

We will not have done justice to this course without looking at how discourse relates with other disciplines. As we noted earlier in the course, Discourse Analysis, though recognized as a branch of Linguistics has its origin in the social sciences. Discourse Analysis encompasses a wide range of activities. It is at the intersection of discipline as diverse as Sociolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Philosophical Linguistics and Computational Linguistics. We shall look at the interplay between Discourse Analysis and some of these allied courses. Also of particular interest is the interplay between Discourse and Medicine, Literature, Politics and Education.

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