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  • 111Non-convergent discourse — A non convergent discourse (NCD) is a discourse in which the participants do not accommodate on the language level, which results in the use of different languages. Alternative names for this phenomenon are asymmetric and bilingual discourse. The …

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  • 112Occasional Discourse on the Negro Question — The essay Occasional Discourse on the Negro Question [1][2] was written by Thomas Carlyle about the acceptability of using negro slaves (the so called Negro Question ) and possible indentured servitude. It was first published as an article in… …

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  • 113Heavenly Discourse — is a collection of satirical essays by Charles Erskine Scott Wood, published in 1927.It is written in the form of plays or discussions between such characters as God, Jesus, Mark Twain, Tom Paine, Robert Ingersoll, Billy Sunday, and Theodore… …

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  • 1149/11 Public Discourse Project — The 9/11 Public Discourse Project was a non governmental organization with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, started by the ten members of the 9/11 Commission after the commission disbanded on August 21 2004. Intended as a public education campaign… …

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  • 115Online discourse environment — Online discourse environments are online spaces where people interact with one another by some means of discourse. This can include asynchronous discussion boards, synchronous chat, multi user online games, or any other computer mediated… …

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  • 116Direct discourse — Direct Di*rect , a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct: cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.] 1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means …

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  • 117Indirect discourse — Indirect In di*rect , a. [Pref. in not + direct: cf. F. indirect.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road. [1913 Webster] 2. Not tending to an aim,… …

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  • 118Reverse Discourse — Infobox Album Name = Reverse Discourse Type = studio Artist = Joe Beats Released = 2002 Recorded = Genre = Length = Label = Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Reverse Discourse is an album by producer Joe Beats released… …

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  • 119An Occasional Discourse on the Nigger Question — Occasional Discourse on the Nigger Question is an essay written by Thomas Carlyle. It was first published in Fraiser s Magazine of London in 1849 and was reprinted in a pamphlet of the same name in 1853. It was the spark of the Carlyle Mill Negro …

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  • 120universeof discourse — universe of discourse n. Logic A class containing all the entities referred to in a discourse or an argument. Also called universe. * * * …

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