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   Dis·course

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   • 1. written or spoken communication or debate: "the language of political discourse" Similar discussionconversationtalkdialoguecommunicationconferencedebateconsultationverbal exchangeparleychataddakoreroinformal:confabchitchatpowwowformal:confabulationrare:palavercolloquyconverseinterlocution
   • ▪ a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing: "a discourse on critical theory" Similar essaytreatisedissertationpaperstudycritiquemonographdisquisitiontractlectureaddressspeechorationperorationsermonhomily
   • ▪ a connected series of utterances; a text or conversation.

   verb

   • 1. speak or write authoritatively about a topic: "she could discourse at great length on the history of Europe" Similar hold forthexpatiatepontificatetalkgive a talkgive an addressgive a speechlecturesermonizepreachoratewrite learnedlywrite at lengthinformal:spoutspielspeechifypreachifysound offarchaic:peroratelucubraterare:dissertate
   • ▪ engage in conversation: "he spent an hour discoursing with his supporters in the courtroom" Similar conversetalkspeakhave a discussiondiscuss mattersdebateconferconsultparleychatinformal:have a confabchew the fatrapformal:confabulate

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the process of reasoning): from Old French discours, from Latin discursus ‘running to and fro’ (in medieval Latin ‘argument’), from the verb discurrere, from dis- ‘away’ + currere ‘to run’; the verb influenced by French discourir.

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   How many meanings does the noun discourse have?

   • There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun discourse, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the noun discourse? How is the noun discourse pronounced? Where does the noun discourse come from?

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   What is discourse?

   • Definition of discourse noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary [countable, uncountable] (formal) a long and serious treatment or discussion of a subject in speech or writing a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality He was hoping for some lively political discourse at the meeting.

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   How does a discourse construct a subject?

   • Discourses construct agents or subjects as well as relationships between them and their environments. Agents do not only speak a certain language and make claims and create meanings, they also act within that system of meanings, institutions, agencies and so on.

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   Does discourse fix meanings?

   • According to this, discourse contains both language and practice in it and it tries to fix meanings. These meanings are not structurally given (for instance, by an economic system as Marxists would suggest) or not chosen completely by free actors. They are rather naturalised interpretations and acts articulated in certain processes.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › discourseDISCOURSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to talk or write about a subject, especially for a long time and in a way that suggests you know a lot about it: discourse on We see him discoursing on family life while neglecting his own children. to have a conversation or discussion: discourse with Scientists must be prepared to discourse with non-scientists.

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   Definition of discourse noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does the noun discourse mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun discourse , six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Discourse Definition. Discourse may refer to. any form of language use, including. nonverbal, written, visual, and spoken language. a corpus of work. an archive of texts on a particular topic or author. Example: the National Archive; Internet Archive Wayback Machine. an act of communication.

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   Discourse definition, communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse. See more.

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   Nov 8, 2016 · Laclau and Mouffe define discourse and its social role in a much wider context. They believe that the objective reality and discursive reality cannot be differentiated, as the only way to know the objective reality is through discourse.

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    Definitions of 'discourse' 1. Discourse is spoken or written communication between people, especially serious discussion of a particular subject. [...] 2. In linguistics, discourse is natural spoken or written language in context, especially when complete texts are being considered. [technical] [...] 3.