Discourse Analysis Notes
Discourse Analysis Notes
discourse analysis
Basic ideas in discourse analysis
1. textual analysis (writing) : cohesion, coherence
2. conversational analysis (speaking) : utterance and communicative
acts
simple def :
1. cohesion : Cohesion is the relations of meaning which exist within the text and justify
it as a text. Cohesion is lexical and grammatical unity within a text. Without cohesion,
a text will not make meaning.
simple def : cohesion refers to the grammatical and lexical thinking that holds a text
together and contributes to its meaning
lexical cohesion : lexical cohesion refers to how the writer uses lexical elements
we can achieve cohesion lexically through : repetition, synonym, antonym, hyponym,
meronym
a. repetition : repeating the same words
i.g : cats are cute, i like cats
b. synonym : a word that means exactly the same as another word
i.g : John saw a snake under the table. the serpent was probably hiding there
for a long time.
c. antonym : two words with opposite meaning
i.g : old movies are boring, the new ones are much better.
d. hyponym : a word that denotes a subcategory of a more general class.
i.g : i like mango. The fruit is sweet and delicious.
e. meronym : a word that denotes part of something but which is used to refer to
the whole of it.
i.g : more workers are needed. we need more hands to finish the work.
(kesimpulan)
coherence is what makes a text semantically meaningful. ia a coherent text,
ideas are logically connected to produce meaning.
cohesion refers to the grammatical and lexical linking that holds a text
together and contributes to its meaning.
The importance :