Discourse Analysis: Cohesion, Coherence, and Conversation
Discourse Analysis
The word discourse is usually defined as language beyond the sentence, and the analysis of discourse is typically concerned with the study of language in text and conversation.
Interpreting Discourse
When we concentrate on the description of a particular language, we are normally concerned with the accurate representation of the forms and structures of that language. However, when we look at language in use, we are necessarily dealing with what is called cohesion.
Cohesion
Texts must
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Spanish on the Internet: Growth and Challenges
Introduction
The presence of Spanish online ensures the language’s global reach. The internet, often called the most democratic mass media, relies heavily on language. The increasing use of Spanish online has magnified its importance, but also presents challenges, particularly regarding standardization.
Quantifying Spanish Online
Measuring a language’s online presence involves two key aspects: the number of internet users who speak the language and the
Read MoreJournalistic Articles: Types, Structure, and Key Features
Unit 8: Journalistic Articles
The Two Main Functions of Journalistic Texts
The press serves two primary functions: to inform and to share opinions. This allows journalistic texts to fall into two main groups:
- Informational Texts: Such as news, reports, and interviews.
- Opinion Texts: Such as articles, letters to the editor, and editorials.
Journalistic language is characterized by its clarity and brevity.
Informative Texts
These texts report an event of public interest. If recent, it’s presented as news;
Read MoreText Typology and Classification: A Comprehensive Guide
Text Typology and Classification
Introduction
Texts are organized into different units called sequences, characterized by adequacy, coherence, and cohesion. A text can be part of a larger text stream. Texts are classified in various ways based on their properties, such as communicative intention, subject matter, and linguistic resources.
Classification by Communicative Intent
One way to classify texts is by their communicative intent. This considers the sender’s purpose and how they aim to influence
Read More20th Century Spanish Literature
Twentieth Century Spanish Poets
Federico García Lorca, Pablo Neruda, Miguel Hernandez, Antonio Gala, Pedro Salinas, Antonio Machado, Juan Ramon Jimenez, Rafael Alberti.
Camilo José Cela
Born: La Coruña, 1916 – Died: Madrid, 2002. Cela lived in Mallorca, where he founded the journal Papeles de Son Armadans. From an early age, he composed poetry with influences from Neruda and Alberti, but his true success lay in prose, cultivating novels, short stories, and travel books.
Works:
- The Family of Pascual
A Guide to Different Text Types and Their Linguistic Features
Variety of Texts
1. Humanistic Texts
These texts focus on the human condition and its environment. They are characterized by:
- Subjectivity and personal reflection
- Doctrinal or speculative language
- Use of exposition and argumentation
- Connotative lexicon and first-person perspective
- Abstract vocabulary (attributes, actions, states)
- Technical and common terms
- Frequent adjectives and syntactic subordination
- Explanatory terms and appositions (e.g., Madrid, capital of Spain)
2. Scientific and Technical Texts
These
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