This post includes a detailed description of syntax examples and it also tells about using examples in syntax. Use of Linguistic Examples This blog post explains the concept of “What is Syntax” in detail. It will demonstrate why studying examples of all foreign languages is necessary to understand syntax and …

This post includes a detailed description of Conversation Analysis, an important feature of spoken discourse. Conversation analysis is an approach to the analysis of spoken discourse that looks at the way in which people manage their everyday conversational interactions. Moreover, It examines how spoken discourse is organized and develops as …

This post includes a detailed explanation of Speech Act Theory along with Austin’s speech acts and Searle’s speech acts. In discourse analysis, speech act theory is a subfield of pragmatics that studies how words are used not only to present information but also to carry out actions. The speech act …

This post includes a detailed analysis of Context Meaning in Discourse along with a description of the types of context in discourse. Let’s have a look at Context Meaning in Discourse: The context in discourse analysis is the social system or structural framework in which a conversation takes place. For …

This post includes a detailed analysis of Theme and Rheme in Discourse along with different types of themes in discourse. Let’s have a look at Theme and Rheme in Discourse: The theme is the starting point of a clause or a sentence; that is, what the clause is ‘about’. The …

This post includes a detailed description of cohesive devices along with the components of lexical cohesion in coherence and cohesion. Lexical cohesion involves the choice of vocabulary. It is concerned with the relationship that exists between lexical items in a text such as words and phrases, in particular, content words, …

This post includes a description of cohesive devices: conjunctions in discourse including subordinating conjunctions, additive conjunctions, adversative conjunctions, causal conjunctions, and temporal conjunctions. A conjunction is an element of Grammatical Cohesion in Discourse. Let’s have a look at Cohesive Devices: Conjunctions in Discourse: What is a Conjunction? Conjunctions are linking …

To begin with, this post will define Ellipsis in Discourse which is a component of coherence and cohesion and is considered an important grammatical cohesive device in the subject of discourse analysis. Define Ellipsis in Discourse: Ellipsis Definition: Initially, the ellipsis is the process of omitting an unnecessary item, which …

This post includes an explanation of the concept of Substitution in Coherence and Cohesion, a component of grammatical cohesion in discourse. Substitution is a component of Grammatical Cohesion. To begin with, let’s have a look at the Substitution in Coherence and Cohesion: Definition of Substitution Substitution occurs when an item …

This post includes a detailed analysis of Anaphoric and Cataphoric Reference along with exophoric references and homophoric references in discourse. To begin with, let’s have a look at the Anaphoric and Cataphoric Reference: Anaphoric Reference Definition Anaphoric reference is where a word or phrase refers back to another word or …