Discourse Analysis Of Texts Research Articles

Human Emotion in Adversity: A Quranic Discourse Coherence Analysis

The present study attempts to explore the human emotion in adversity, their responses, and the relationship between these responses to the human psychological trait from the framework of Quranic discourse. Despite a growing interest in discourse analysis-based research on the Holy Quran, there is still a scarcity of this type of study. This current work takes a step to fill in this gap to whether the Quranic text displays conceptual and intertextual chaining in terms of the selected Quranic texts. To determine the thematic structural coherence between Quranic texts, textual analysis is applied. The methodology of this study is conducted based on Quranic conceptual, intertextual, and linguistic analysis, adopted from the work of Quranic linguists Hussein Abdul-Raof, that provides an in-depth textual analysis of Quranic discourse. To exemplify, this study has selected a representative sample of Quranic texts with the assistance of Quranic lexicography and Quranic Arabic Corpus (http://corpus.quran.com). The findings highlighted that on the macro-level analysis, the coherence is encountered within the same surah level. On the micro-level analysis, the coherence between Quranic samples encountered from inter-ayah levels, grammatical-morphological level, and semantic level. Also, the thematic structural coherence between Quranic texts is detected.

Simulated Power and the Power of Simulations: The European Union in the Dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia

AbstractThis article offers a poststructuralist analysis of the role of the European Union (EU) in the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia by employing the works of Jean Baudrillard. Drawing from the content and discourse analysis of texts – policy documents, speeches, statements – as well as 14 interviews conducted in Kosovo, Serbia and the EU, the article is framed to explore how the EU assert power in this dialogue. It suggests that the EU simulates its power, firstly by denying its own role in the process and secondly by exaggerating the European future for Kosovo and Serbia. Observing how the dialogue produced ambiguities in which meanings are relativized, the article suggests that Baudrillard's framework can be useful in understanding and problematizing certain aspects of the nature of EU's power and its effects.

Constraining fossil fuels based on 2 °C carbon budgets: the rapid adoption of a transformative concept in politics and finance

This article traces how the notion of finite limits to emissions based on 2 °C carbon budgets was applied to increase the credibility of a carbon-constrained future in two very separate realms, social movements contesting fossil-fuel development and the financial sector—a process yet to be described in the relevant political and financial literatures. For each realm and sub-areas within them, we apply a three-wave taxonomy to trace the application of 2 °C carbon budget based concepts—including stranded assets, the carbon bubble, divestment, and anti-pipeline campaigns—from the fringe to the mainstream in under 10 years. We do so by drawing on relevant primary documents and peer-reviewed literature, complemented by a quantitative textual analysis of relevant discourse from news sources. The article establishes how, in efforts to shift expectations, climate proponents used 2 °C carbon budgets to frame a stark choice between a safe climate with strict carbon constraints and growth-oriented fossil-fuel interests. The article also demonstrates that these concepts, and efforts inspired by them, contributed to constraints on fossil-fuel developments and interests, arguably further enhancing the credibility of a carbon-constrained future. We conclude with a discussion of the potentially self-reinforcing nature of such expectation dynamics and by highlighting overlapping implications for actors across finance, where investors reorient risk assessment around climate, and social movements, where activists disrupt states’ entrenched commitment to fossil-fuel expansion.

A experimentação na perspectiva de professores de Química da rede pública estadual de Porto Alegre

Esta pesquisa investigou como a trajetória dos professores de Química do ensino médio de escolas públicas estaduais de Porto Alegre favoreceu a apropriação e o desenvolvimento de atividades experimentais em sua prática docente. Apuraram-se suas concepções a respeito das contribuições da realização dessas atividades no ensino de Química. Definida como um estudo de caso, seu corpus de análise construiu-se pelas transcrições das entrevistas. Na interpretação dos dados, utilizou-se a análise textual discursiva (ATD) e emergiram tais categorias: “a apropriação das atividades experimentais em suas trajetórias docentes”, “concepções docentes acerca da realização de atividades experimentais” e “a motivação para realização de atividades experimentais diante do cenário atual de ensino”. As concepções para o desenvolvimento dessas atividades foram: aulas diferenciadas, receptividade e motivação dos alunos, instigação à curiosidade, auxílio na compreensão dos conceitos abstratos, respaldo da teoria e contribuição na aprendizagem e sua aplicabilidade no cotidiano. Os docentes se apropriaram dessas concepções durante sua formação escolar e por influência de colegas reiterando o uso dessas atividades a fim de manter compromisso com a docência, o aluno e com uma educação de qualidade.

ПОНЯТТЯ «СТИЛЬ» І «ДИСКУРС» В ІНТЕРПРЕТАЦІЙНИХ ПАРАДИГМАХ СУЧАСНОЇ ЛІНГВІСТИЧНОЇ ДУМКИ

У статті проаналізовано погляди українських і зарубіжних мовознавців на поняття «стиль» та «дискурс». Акцентовано напрями наукової концептуалізації поняття «стиль» в українській, російській, французькій, німецькій лінгвістичній думці. Проаналізовано особливості розуміння поняття стилю у зв’язку з дискурсом. Окреслено критерії класифікації функційних стилів. Розглянуто співвідношення «стилю» й «дискурсу» в сучасному мовознавстві (взаємодоповнення, взаємовиняток, взаємозаміна чи індиферентність та нерозрізнення). Ключові слова: мова, стиль, функції мови, функційний стиль, функційно-стилістична диференціація, дискурс.

МЕТОД КОНТЕНТ-АНАЛІЗУ СЕМАНТИЧНОЇ ЧАСТКИ В ТЕКСТАХ З ОЗНАКАМИ ПСИХОЛІНГВІСТИЧНОГО ВПЛИВУ

В статті вирішено актуальну науково-практичну задачу прискорення контент-аналізу преси без використання експрес-підходу. В роботі вирішені такі задачі, як адаптація основних складових контент-аналітичного дослідження до аналізу семантичної частки на основі дослідження розподілу синонімічних конструкцій за рахунок підсумовуючого підходу контент-аналізу; розподіл семантичних часток за категоріальними ознаками на основі традиційного підходу контент-аналізу для розподілу ядер семантики за логічними рівнями я-концепції; визначення відповідності семантичної частки логічного рівня саме пропагандисту на основі орієнтованого підходу контентаналізу шляхом дослідження специфіки використання синонімів. В результаті дослідження вперше розроблено метод контент-аналізу семантичної частки в текстах з ознаками психолінгвістичного впливу на основі комплексного використання традиційного, підсумовуючого та орієнтованого підходів контент-аналізу за рахунок дослідження тематичної диференціації синонімічних конструкції на основі дискурсного аналізу тексту, що дозволило адаптувати методику семантичного контент-аналізу до квантово-семантичного психолінгвістичного аналізу і, таким чином, прискорити контент-аналіз преси. Результати можливо використовувати для інтерпретації семантичної частки та виявлення закономірностей у світах сприйняття семантичної частки

Dynamic persistence in UK policy making: the evolution of social investment ideas and policy instruments

ABSTRACT Proponents of policy instruments often have to justify them to shifting political masters. This article explores the evolution of social investment, both as a policy solution and a set of policy instruments, during a period characterized by political turbulence. Discourse analysis of texts produced by an instrument constituency shows how a constant set of policy instruments are framed as a changing solution to different political problems. This helps us develop the concept of dynamic persistence, which elaborates how the instrument constituency was able to maintain support for their policy instruments by realigning them to different ideological principles.

From flamano to urban vernacular. Linguistic and meta-linguistic heritage of first generation miners in Flemish Limburg

AbstractThis article explores the linguistic and meta-linguistic heritage of the Italian mine workers families that arrived in Belgian Limburg after the Second World War. On the basis of historical research, discourse analysis of texts and sociolinguistic interviews, I describe how the complex linguistic integration of first-generation migrants, that was scarcely noticed and debated until the 1960s, has been picked up and enregistered by second- and third-generation Italians in Limburg. I show how first generation’s hybrid linguistic practices have come to be linked to one particular mining city, the city of Genk, and enregistered as an urban vernacular of this place, although they still refer to the larger historical background they are rooted in. I explain this heritage in three steps. First, I describe the complex contact-linguistic situation of first-generation miners’ families. I will then present the linguistic consequences of this situation, by describing the emergence of a multilingual, but mainly French-based mining jargon among Flemish and foreign miners. In a third step, I place the social and linguistic situation of first-generation miners at the root of the linguistic practices of second- and third-generation Italians in Limburg.

A case study of the popularization discourse in first-year undergraduate students serves as the baseline assessment in writing research

In popularisation discourse, the concepts taken from academic discourse are reinvented within a new situation and translated into information that an audience can comprehend, constituted mostly of individuals who are not specialists. This is done to make the concepts understandable to an audience not constituted of professionals. There has not been much attention placed on the research issue of training in popularisation discourse since it is still in the process of increasing. There is an issue with the research being done right now in scientific communication because pretests and baseline assessments are not implemented in educational interventions nearly enough. As a result of this defect in the approach, there is an absence of supporting data comments regarding pupils' progress, and there is also a knowledge gap regarding the popularisation abilities that are thought to be vital. Both of these difficulties might have the same underlying source, which is the approach that's being employed. We bring the problem into the sphere of research on writing by undertaking a baseline evaluation of the pre-training popularisation skills of first-year undergraduate students. The research focuses, more particularly, on the process of writing. Before official schooling, pupils undergo aptitude testing to understand their current skill level. The assessment of scientific communication texts published at the undergraduate level uses a coding system commonly applied for the textual analysis of popularisation discourse. This is done to discover instances of distinct ways of popularisation that have been put into effect. The statistics imply that neither academic nor popular discourse has a clear knowledge of the genre. [Further citation is requested] The intellectual material has been distorted, the core structure of journalism has been gone, and the literary styles are either excessively academic or unduly popularised. Because of this, an educational programme that centres on popularisation ought to place a strong emphasis on the genre requirements of popularisation discourse, awareness of academic writing conventions, the genre shift that takes place when transitioning from academic writing to popular writing, the role of the student as a writer, and stylistic characteristics.

Strategy Analysis of Listening Discourse Acquisition: Based on the Special Dictation Text Type

The dictation text has always been a weak point for our students in Test for English Majors-4. Discourse teaching is an indispensable part of listening teaching. This paper mainly discusses the pattern analysis and strategy methods in the four dictation text listening discourse. The content includes TEM-4 listening examination requirements, dictation text discourse analysis, the answer steps and strategy methods in dictation text. The research of this subject is designed to help students perform better in their listening exam.

Discourse Analysis of Written Text on Pakistani Public Transport Vehicles

This research focuses on the discourse analysis of the text written on Pakistani public transport vehicles. The data were collected from the roads, parking lots and market places in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The text was written in three languages, English, Urdu and Punjabi. The sample size was fifty but in order to delimit the study, the data size was reduced to ten. The data classification was done keeping into consideration the grounded theory, as the thematic categories of data emerged after data collection. They included love for religion, parents, opposite sex and country. Moreover, it highlighted the theme of morality, socio-economic problems, desire for upward mobility and wisdom-based quotations. The data were then analyzed keeping in mind Janks’ rubrics for linguistic analysis. The linguistic analysis showed that the text employs lexicalization, overlexicalization, lexical cohesion and there is extensive use of metaphors, euphemism and personification. It was noted that the text was multilingual as it was in Urdu, Punjabi or English language with a lot of code switching. The data were then further analyzed to highlight the social and moral attributes of language users, the socio-economic problems they face and their struggle for upward mobility. The social analysis provided a deep insight into the life of public transport drivers in Pakistani society.

“To Ferguson, Love Palestine”: mediating life under occupation

ABSTRACTIn Ferguson, Missouri, Palestinian activists and black protesters created a transnational collective identity defined by what some scholars call a “community of feeling” following the murder of Michael Brown in August 2014. This paper focuses on the transnational politics of the Ferguson Movement through a textual analysis of digital media discourse and interviews with local community activists. Findings reveal that activists generated a transnational collective identity based on their shared experiences of oppression and resistance, which activists made visible across various digital platforms, including social media, blogs, and livestreaming. Informed by the literature on social movements, collective identity, and affect, the authors move beyond theoretical analyses that emphasize activists’ communicative practices as strategic; instead, this article underscores the affective linkages that led to the development of a transnational collective identity within the movement.

Past Achievements and Future Possiblities of Systemic-Functional Discourse/Text Analysis: In Memory of M. A. K. Halliday

M. A. K. Halliday passed away from us, but his linguistic influence is and will always be with linguistic academia, which is realized in the research on Systemic-Functional Discourse/Text Analysis (SFDA). This paper gives an overview of SFDA studies, and summarizes eight major contributions of SFDA, including construal of world famous discourse/text analysis (DA) theories, emergence of the “Golden Delta” of research, numerous publications, development of different analytic models, etc. And it argues that its future research orientations may include macro planning, micro deepening, theoretical exploration, practical standardization, and popularization and promotion. The conclusion is that there is a great potential for the development of SFDA.

The Image of Siberia in the Accounts of Governors-General in the Second Half of the 19th Century

Even though the image of Siberia in mass consciousness, public opinion, and “power” discourse of the second half of the nineteenth century has long been a subject of researcher attention, the image of the region in the reports of Siberian governors-general has not been analysed separately. However, these materials not only make it possible to expand existing academic conclusions about the impact of reality images on social practices, but also to clarify the factors that determined the position of local and central authorities in relation to the region, identify the dependence of images on the type of sources in which they are found, and determine the common “agenda” for government and public opinion in the discussion of “Siberian issues”. Based on Foucault’s discourse analysis of texts, the article reveals and characterises the key elements of the image of Siberia on the basis of reports of Siberian governors-general between the early 1850s and late 1880s. The region was the empire’s “warehouse”, whose wealth was still scarcely in demand for the development of the local “productive forces”, practical issues of management, and cultural needs, and from the point of view of imperial economic and geopolitical interests. It was terra incognita for the imperial authorities, academia, and the educated public, a region forgotten by the capital but in need of local government reform (indeed it was included in the reforms of the 1860s–70s), connections with European Russia by rail, water, and land, intensified agricultural production, better schooling, its own university, educated and motivated officials, and the abolition of exile. The territory was a potential “paradise” on earth for peasants and all the population of the Trans-Ural provinces, which might be possible if the imperial authorities paid attention to their needs and aspirations (this component of the region’s image would become essential during Stolypin’s ideological campaign of resettlement in the early twentieth century).

Aproximaciones a la cultura digital de las familias venezolanas en torno al proyecto Canaima Educativo

The Canaima Educativo project supplied laptops (canaimitas) to Venezuela’s public schools. Although family integration was among the project’s objectives, there were not guidelines on how to achieve such objective. This research aimed to interpret how families used the canaimitas considering the importance to include digital techno­logies in daily life, since our society is living in a digital culture. Therefore, public policies should provide support from a broad and inclusive perspective. We used an ethnographic qualitative methodology with a hermeneutic approach. Fieldwork was performed at two high schools located in the state of Vargas. Four (4) students and their families were selected using online surveys and participated in focus group interviews. The informa­tion was organized through a textual discourse analysis using the ATLAS.ti software. The research results showed the lack of support to include the canaimitas to those families’ homes. In this sense, the members of such families approach to the digital culture with spontaneous and dynamic practices according to their own interests.

PLANTAS ALIMENTÍCIAS NÃO CONVENCIONAIS: UM ESTUDO SOBRE A POSSIBILIDADE DE INSERÇÃO NA MERENDA ESCOLAR: PLANTAS ALIMENTÍCIAS NÃO CONVENCIONAIS EM DOM PEDRITO/RS

The work verified the possibility of insertion of Panc's in the school lunch in the municipality of Dom Pedrito, RS. To this end, we sought to understand how the articulation of PNAE occurs in strategies to ensure food and nutritional security of students. Two municipal managers and four employees from two schools participated in this study. In-depth interviews were conducted in March and April 2019. Results were evaluated by textual discourse analysis. The main result shows the lack of knowledge of servers regarding the Panc's and their importance as an element to ensure food and nutritional security. Another result found was the concern for the adoption of healthy eating habits. Verify a detachment between the participation of parents towards activities carried out within the school, signaling the need to promote actions around food safety, involving all actors involved in the school feeding process.

Analyse textuelle du discours de la langue de specialité sur l’exemple de la langue francaise des relations internationales

Analyse textuelle du discours de la langue de specialité sur l’exemple de la langue francaise des relations internationales

Tecnologias digitais, formação docente e práticas pedagógicas

Resumo Este artigo apresenta os resultados de pesquisa envolvendo a formação docente em tempos de cibercultura e sua inter-relação com conhecimentos, habilidades e atitudes para atuação de professores no cenário educacional influenciado pelo uso de Tecnologias Digitais (TDs). A discussão aqui proposta é resultante de uma pesquisa qualitativa, apoiada por um estudo de caso, com dados coletados por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, no cenário de uma universidade comunitária no sul do Brasil, tendo como sujeitos os docentes que ministram disciplinas com abordagem semipresencial. Utilizou-se, para realizar a análise dos dados, uma metodologia associada à análise textual discursiva. A investigação possibilitou compreender as competências evidenciadas pelos docentes que empreendem boas práticas pedagógicas com TDs, resultando em elementos que nos permitem refletir acerca do planejamento de ações formativas no âmbito do desenvolvimento acadêmico/profissional de professores em serviço. Foram identificadas quatro grandes competências a serem objeto de reflexão: fluência digital, prática pedagógica, planejamento e mediação pedagógica. Neste artigo, discutimos os desdobramentos da fluência digital, por entender sua contribuição para docentes que desejam utilizar/criar práticas pedagógicas com TDs, a partir de suas experiências e das de seus pares. Os sujeitos entrevistados no estudo demostraram um nível de familiaridade diferenciado quanto ao uso de tecnologias, mas evidenciaram restrições na sua formação no que tange a aspectos didático-metodológicos. Os resultados forneceram-nos indicadores para refletirmos a respeito da organização de espaços de formação estrategicamente pensados para que o corpo docente experimente, teste, discuta e troque experiências acerca das possibilidades didáticas para compor suas práticas com uso de TDs.

The genealogy of the sublation idea by blind people in Brazil: a study based on L. S. Vygotski

This study aims to discuss the concept of sublation. It was originated from the graduation of blind people in higher education in Brazil, based on students’ reports and on L. S. Vygotski’s work. The qualitative investigation that supported this study was carried out as case studies. Nine blind people who had completed their college education were taken as subjects. Data was collected by interviews and document analysis (essays). This data underwent the procedures of discourse textual analysis. According to the participants, the idea that is shown in media that blind people who have completed higher education are heroes is mistaken. The insights of the research subjects, discussed on the basis of the concept of sublation proposed by Vygotsky, turn to an elevation of the blind through the mediation of cultural instruments.

The textual analysis of dramatic discourse revisited

AbstractThis article explores dimensions of dramatic structure which the literary linguistic analysis of a play text can illuminate within an integrated model of dramatic significance. The play to be examined is John Millington Synge’sThe Playboy of the Western World, known for its lexical richness, denseness of dramatic expression and not least the structural creativity of its Hiberno-English, all of which provide an abundant fund of textual semiotics for the present drama-specific literary linguistic analysis. The dimensions of the play investigated are (i) those of its ‘constitution’, which linguistically comprises dialogue and stage directions, and characterisation, plot and setting as traditional constituents of dramatic structure in their own right; and (ii) those of its ‘realisation’ as literary work, staging production and theatre performance and the associated addressivity of materially the same play text at each of these levels. As such, it will be shown that the employment of, and further development of, a linguistic model of social semiotics (afterHalliday 1978;Fairclough 2003) enables a unified account to be given of the dramatic meanings a play text expresses at these two levels of its internal construction and its external actualisation.