: the study of linguistic relations and structures in discourse
Examples of discourse analysis in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebFor decades, scholars of discourse analysis have studied how the use of nominalizations, combined with a reliance on the passive voice, can slyly conceal ideological aims and the parties that endorse them.—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2023
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