discourse

  • 81discourse — dis•course n. [[t]ˈdɪs kɔrs, koʊrs, dɪsˈkɔrs, ˈkoʊrs[/t]] v. [[t]dɪsˈkɔrs, ˈkoʊrs[/t]] n. v. coursed, cours•ing 1) communication of thought by words; talk; conversation 2) a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a treatise or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 82discourse — noun /ˈdɪskɔs / (say diskaws), /dɪsˈkɔs / (say dis kaws) 1. communication of thought by words; talk; conversation. 2. a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing, as a dissertation, treatise, sermon, etc. –verb (discoursed, discoursing) …

  • 83discourse —   Kama ilio, ho okama ilio, ha i a o, ōlelo, ōlelo kūkā …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 84discourse — see COURSE …

    Word origins

  • 85discourse — n. & v. n. 1 literary a conversation; talk. b a dissertation or treatise on an academic subject. c a lecture or sermon. 2 Linguistics a connected series of utterances; a text. v. 1 intr. talk; converse. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by of, on, upon) speak… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 86indirect discourse — discourse consisting not of an exact quotation of a speaker s words but of a version transformed from them for grammatical inclusion in a larger sentence. He said he was hungry is an example of indirect discourse. Cf. direct discourse. * * * …

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  • 87discourse analysis — Ling. 1. the study of the rules or patterns characterizing units of connected speech or writing longer than a sentence. 2. the study of the rules governing appropriate language use in communicative situations. * * * …

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  • 88discourse analysis — noun A general term for a number of approaches to analyzing written, spoken or signed language use …

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  • 89discourse marker — n. word or expression that functions as a structuring unit of spoken language (e.g.: well , oh ,etc.) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 90discourse theory —  Речи теория …

    Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов