LIN2570

The analysis of discourse: texts, narrative and society

(ART)

Keith Allan and Joanne Winter

6 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton, flexible delivery + Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in Linguistics and Communication + Prohibition: LIN3570

Synopsis: This subject will examine a number of theoretical and methodological approaches to the analysis of discourse and texts in a range of sites and social contexts. We examine the way narrative texts are constructed; the resources that speakers manipulate in conversation and in 'electronic' discourse; the ways that institutions such as the media, education and the judiciary appropriate features of discourse structures in their discourses; and how information is transformed in written texts.

Assessment: Two text projects (1500 words each): 70% + Examination (1 hour): 20% + Tutorial or on-line discussion group participation: 10%