scholarly journals In search of cognitive and linguistic methodology for discourse studies

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-338
Author(s):  
Nikolay F. Alefirenko ◽  
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Maral B. Nurtazina ◽  
Kira K. Stebunova ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Linguistic Methodology ◽  
Discourse Studies ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
Text Model ◽  
Linguistic Activity ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
Primary Basis ◽  
Interpretation Method

This work is devoted to the study of theoretical and methodological problems of modern discourse open for discussion. Being an object of interdisciplinary interests, discourse studies profess various methodological principles and theoretical categories. Taking into account the positions of different humanities using the discourse category, the authors of the article consider the methodological primary basis of discourse-analysis to be the identification of communicative-cognitive correlation of a literary text’s speech meaning and discourse forming concepts as the basis of author’s and reader’s thought code. The category “discursive activity” introduced and interpreted by the authors correlates with linguistic activity: the four-element model of cognition and communication. It is proved that discursive activity is built not on the traditional three “whales”, but four. A communicative event is projected by: 1) object realities; 2) sensual perception of realities in the form of objective and previously stored in memory phonetic representations; 3) a discursive model of the future (supposed) text, which is constructed by ideal phenomena — concepts; 4) such ideal units as “internal words”. This allows for the interpretation of discourse as a schematic means of mentally constructing a communicative situation in the aggregate of its verbal/non-verbal elements. The developed discourse analysis in the work is based on the interpretation of a system of concepts, which are a cognitive substrate of a discursive situation and serve as the pre-text model of the event experienced by communicants as a real fact. An adequate interpretation of semantic relations between keywords and basic concepts is important in the developed cognitive-linguistic methodology of discourse analysis. The contextual interpretation method and discourse analysis were used in the work.

scholarly journals Dimensi Alam Kehidupan dan Manunggaling Kawula­Gusti dalam Serat Jatimurti

ATAVISME ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-167
Author(s):  
Andi Asmara
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Human Soul ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Pragmatic Theory ◽  
Interpretation Method ◽  
Natural Life

Artikel ini bertujuan memahami dimensi alam kehidupan dan proses pencapaian manunggaling kawula­Gusti menurut Serat Jatimurti. Terpahaminya dimensi alam kehidupan tersebut diharapkan mampu menuntun pelaku mistik kejawen mencapai tujuan mistiknya. Puncak laku mistik orang kejawen adalah manunggaling kawul ­Gusti. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode analisis wacana dan interprestasi. Teori yang dmanfaatkan ialah teori pragmatik. Teori pragmatik diterapkan karena berkait erat dengan manfaat karya sastra bagi pembaca dan masyarakat. Hasil pengkajian ini adalah terungkapnya berbagai dimensi alam kehidupan dan makna manunggaling kawula­ Gusti, yaitu menyatunya gesang sejati atau urip sejati dengan Kang Maha Gesang atau Kang Maha Urip, Tuhan Yang Maha Esa. Abstract: The aim of this article is to comprehend the dimension of natural life and the achievement process of manunggaling kawula Gusti ‘the unity of human soul and God’ according to Serat Jatimurti. It is expected that comprehending the natural life dimensions can lead the performer of mystic of kejawen to get his mystical goal. The ultimate mystical goal of the kejawen people is manunggaling kawula Gusti. The data was analyzed by using discourse analysis and interpretation method. The pragmatic theory was applied because it was closely related with the benefit of the literary works for the reader and the society. This study has found various dimensions of natural life and the meaning of manunggaling kawula Gusti, which is the unity of true gesang or true urip ‘life’ with God, Kang Maha Gesang or Kang Maha Urip ‘the eternal’. Key Words: natural life dimension, manunggaling kawula­Gusti, Serat Jatimurti

scholarly journals Research methodology in economics

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-9
Author(s):  
Vitalii REIKIN
Keyword(s):  
Economic Research ◽  
Opportunistic Behavior ◽  
Common Elements ◽  
Protective Shell ◽  
Homo Economicus ◽  
Information Quantity ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Economic Man ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
Methodological Principles

Introduction. Some methodological provisions need to be modified according to the realities of existing practice and be verified according to the possibilities of their application in economic phenomena and processes study. Theoretical analysis of methodological principles, their comparison and generalization were used during investigation. The purpose of the paper is to study basic methodological prerequisites and principles in economic research. Results. Analyzing and summarizing the achievements of Nobel laureates, the methodological problems of limited rationality, information asymmetry and opportunistic behavior of economic agents are considered. Modern mainstream in economic research corresponds to binary paradigm of neoclassicism and neoinstitutionalism, which are based on two common elements of the “core”: methodological individualism and “economic man” conception (homo economicus). The focus of the enterprises on maximizing profitability, and households – on benefits, is an axiom of neoclassicism, which implies significant requirements for information quantity and quality. At the same time, rational choice is accompanied by situations of uncertainty and varying degrees of risk regarding such activities consequences. The advantages of the institutional direction as the closest to the real conditions of economic entities market activity are substantiated. A specific feature of neoinstitutional approach is modification of neoclassical paradigm due to preserving basic preconditions of its “core” and partial transformation of “protective shell” into more perfect, realistic principles. In economics, the most significant is methodological combination of “semi-strong” limited rationality with a “strong” form of opportunistic behavior. Conclusions. Thanks to introducing modified preconditions and methodological principles into neo-institutionalism, it became possible to improve the analysis of economics and to apply interdisciplinary research in combination with the approaches of other branches of science.

What You See and What You Get

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 1492-1514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingo Rohlfing
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Recent Contribution ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Rigorous Approach ◽  
Political Analysis ◽  
Large N ◽  
Nested Designs ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
Nested Analysis

In a recent contribution to this journal, Munck and Snyder found that many studies suffer from a deficient application of qualitative and quantitative methods. They argue that the combination of small- n and large- n analysis represents a viable method for promoting the production of knowledge. Recently, Evan Lieberman proposed nested analysis as a rigorous approach for comparative research that builds on the complementary strengths of quantitative and qualitative analysis. In this paper, the author examines the methodological potential of nested inference to advance comparative political analysis, arguing that the specific methodological problems of nested designs have not been fully appreciated. It is shown that, under certain circumstances, nothing is gained from a nested analysis. On the contrary, one might lose more than one gains compared to single-method designs. The author suggests specific methodological principles that take these problems into account to make nested analysis fruitful for comparative studies.

Research into practice: The influence of discourse studies on language descriptions and task design in published ELT materials

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 506-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Gilmore
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
English Language ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Corpus Analysis ◽  
English Language Teaching ◽  
Genre Analysis ◽  
Discourse Studies

Discourse studies is a vast, multidisciplinary, and rapidly expanding area of research, embracing a range of approaches including discourse analysis, corpus analysis, conversation analysis, interactional sociolinguistics, critical discourse analysis, genre analysis and multimodal discourse analysis. Each approach offers its own unique perspective on discourse, focusing variably on text, context or a range of semiotic modes. Together, they provide foreign language teachers and material designers with new insights into language, and are beginning to have an observable impact on published English Language Teaching (ELT) materials. This paper examines the ways in which the four approaches with the strongest links to the ELT profession (corpus analysis, conversation analysis, discourse analysis and genre analysis) have found their way into language learning materials, and offers some suggestions on how discourse studies may influence ELT classrooms in the future.

Using corpus linguistic techniques in (critical) discourse studies reduces but does not remove bias: Evidence from an Arabic corpus about refugees

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad S. Haider
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Large Data ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Corpus Linguistic ◽  
Statistical Measures ◽  
Discourse Studies

Abstract Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) investigates the relationship between language, power, and society. Corpus linguistics (CL) is the study of language based on examples of real life language use. Over the last two decades, various scholars have combined some approaches and notions of CDA with the analytical framework of CL to examine the representation of several phenomena in relatively large texts. This study follows a corpus-assisted (critical) discourse analysis approach to investigate a 2.5 million word corpus of Arabic news articles by Jordan’s News Agency (PETRA). It demonstrates how some researchers following this approach may make some decisions, at some stages of their analysis, which are likely to affect their findings. These potential decisions may include selecting what statistical measures to use, what threshold to consider, what terms from the frequency, cluster, and collocation results to further investigate, which concordance lines to include in their study, and some others. In this study, I argue that some of these decisions can be made to suit the researchers’ preconceived assumptions and pre-existing hypotheses. The study concludes that using corpus linguistic techniques to discursively analyze large data reduces but not completely removes researchers’ bias.

Representation, conceptualization and positioning in Critical Discourse Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 272-294
Author(s):  
Piotr Cap
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Cognitive Linguistics ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
The Other ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Space Theory ◽  
Discourse Studies

Abstract The present paper explores the current nexus between Cognitive Linguistics (CL) and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), focusing on theories of conceptual positioning, distancing and perspective-taking in discourse space. It assesses the strengths, limitations, and prospects for further operationalization of positioning as a valid methodology in CDA, and political discourse studies in particular. In the first part, I review the cognitive models of positioning that have made the most significant contribution to CDA. Discussing Deictic Space Theory and Text World Theory, among others, I argue that these models reveal further theoretical potential which has not been exploited yet. While they offer a comprehensive and plausible account of how representations and ideologically charged worldviews are established, they fail to deliver a pragmatic explanation of how addressees are made to establish a worldview, in the service of speaker’s goals. The second part of the paper outlines Proximization Theory, a discursive model of crisis and conflict construction in political discourse. I argue that, unlike the other models, it fully captures the complex geopolitical and ideological positioning in political discourse space, providing a viable handle on the dynamics of conflict between the opposing ideologies of the space.

On responsiveness: Interfacing hermeneutics and discourse interpretation

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 645-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Bell
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Old Testament ◽  
Sociocultural Context ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Discourse Studies ◽  
Discourse Interpretation ◽  
Cognitive Approaches ◽  
Old Testament Studies

The nine responses to my focus article ‘Re-constructing Babel: Discourse analysis, hermeneutics and the Interpretive Arc’ are cross-disciplinary, as is the article itself. They come from discourse studies (Van Dijk, Billig, Wodak), cognitive science (Tepe, Yeari and Van den Broek, Van Dijk), Old Testament studies (Billig), hermeneutics (Pellauer, Scott-Baumann), history (Gardner) and literature (Pratt). I identify and address five main issues which I see these responses raising for discourse interpretation: the role of author intent and the original sociocultural context in interpretation; principles of translation, particularly in relation to the Babel story; issues of certainty and subjectivism in interpretation, again including the Babel story; the role and limitations of cognitive approaches, and the potential of images like ‘unfolding the matter of the text’ to be realized in teaching hands-on discourse work; and finally a call to new listening in the encounter with hermeneutics, as a route to freshening the field I like to call Discourse Interpretation.

scholarly journals COMPUTERIZED QUALITATIVE TEXT ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
pp. 220-240
Author(s):  
Anna G. Danilova ◽  
Olga V. Mitina
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Text Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Applied Psychology ◽  
Software Packages ◽  
Methodological Problems

Relevance. In applied psychology, researchers are increasingly faced with the task of analyzing large amounts of text, both verbal and visual. For these purposes, various methods of analysis have been developed and various computer programs have been created. Objective. The possibilities of computerized qualitative text analysis are analyzed. The spectrum of problems solved by various methods of qualitative text analysis is considered. Methods. The theoretical analysis of classical methods of qualitative text analysis is carried out. The specificity of the method of computerized discourse analysis is analyzed. The Internet searched for the most popular programs for qualitative text analysis, considered the main options and requirements for working in the program. Results. Methods of content-, discourse-, intent-analysis, conversion and narrative analysis are briefly characterized. The computerized discourse analysis (CMDA) approach is described. An approach to solving problems of various methods of qualitative analysis of text in computer analysis of qualitative data (Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis; CAQDAS) is presented. The possibilities of some software packages developed within the CAQDAS approach are considered. Conclusions. The advantages of using computerized discourse analysis are shown. The topic of research of methodological problems accompanying the use of CAQDAS is outlined.

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