著者

中西 満貴典

出版者

岐阜市立女子短期大学

雑誌

岐阜市立女子短期大学研究紀要 (ISSN:09163174)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.57, pp.29-39, 2007

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The aim of this study is to reconsider the concept of `discourse', spotlighting the viewpoints of the paradigm of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). `Discourse' has been diversely defined by leading theorists depending on their disciplines, such as linguistics, sociolinguistics, and sociology including ethnomethodology or Foucault's theory of knowledge / power. First, we review lexical meaning of `discourse' as it is defined in various dictionaries. Then, we outline various sociolinguistic definitions of the term in reference to Discourse Analysis. The main discussion consists of two parts which deal with the frame of reference in CDA. The first examines Van Dijk's concept of `discourse' and the second reviews Fairclough's argument that `discourse' is language use conceived as social practice.