Talk:Discourse

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12/11/03: This document only contained the linguistic dimension of discourse. I tried to put in something about the social aspect of the term. Please improve my humble opening!

What the hell does discourse mean? There is no simple (or even complex) definition given

Agreed, this is convoluted and whoever wrote this forgot to mention what it means.

-- As with so many other philosophical terms, there is no clear-cut definition of discourse - only various author's reference to the word. I'd dare say that, in most contexts, it is very similar to 'language' though, except broader in scope. The article does hint this, mentioning Habermas' "rules upon which speakers could agree on a groundworks consensus". Discourse can also refer to more abstract things like conventions and norms. Generally, discourse is the stuff that defines what can be said about a matter, as far as I understand. --213.237.94.61 15:15, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

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How's discourse related to context? Could something useful be said about that? Kaol 21:06, 23 January 2007 (UTC)