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George Yule was born in Stirling, Scotland in 1947, and became an American citizen in 2000. He now lives in Hawai‘i.He studied at Edinburgh University, completing an M.A. in English Language and Literature (1969), M.Sc. in Applied Linguistics (1978), and a PhD in Linguistics (1981).
The Study of Language is a textbook by George Yule in which the author provides an introduction to linguistics. It is described as a "highly influential and widely used introductory text on linguistics."
Discourse analysis (DA), or discourse studies, is an approach to the analysis of written, spoken, or sign language, including any significant semiotic event. [ citation needed ] The objects of discourse analysis ( discourse , writing, conversation, communicative event ) are variously defined in terms of coherent sequences of sentences ...
She is known for her expertise on discourse analysis. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] She obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh in 1971, presenting the thesis "Aspects of a phonology of Lumasaaba". [ 5 ]
Discourse is a major topic in social theory, with work spanning fields such as sociology, anthropology, continental philosophy, and discourse analysis. Following work by Michel Foucault , these fields view discourse as a system of thought, knowledge, or communication that constructs our world experience.
The expectations and norms of discourse communities or communities of practice (cultural and disciplinary) may shape these situational expectations and practices. This is where contrastive rhetoric overlaps with social constructionism , which sees approaches to textual meaning as dynamic, socio-cognitive activities.
Critical thinking – Analysis of facts to form a judgment; Defeasible reasoning – Reasoning that is rationally compelling, though not deductively valid; Dialectic – Method of reasoning via argumentation and contradiction; Discourse ethics – Argument focused on ethics; Essentially contested concept – Problem in philosophy
An introduction to Discourse analysis: theory and method. London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-32860-9; Gee, J. P. (2000). Identity as an analytic lens for research in education. Review of Research in Education, 25, 99-125. Gee, J. P. (2003). What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.