discourse - Meaning in Tamil

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discourse - Meaning in Tamil

discourse Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of discourse in English

discourse noun

1. extended verbal expression in speech or writing
2. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

   Synonyms

   discussion, treatment

   Examples

   • "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"
   • "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"
3. an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

   Synonyms

   preaching, sermon

discourse verb

1. talk at length and formally about a topic

   Synonyms

   dissertate, hold forth

   Example

   • "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"
2. carry on a conversation

   Synonyms

   converse, converse

3. to consider or examine in speech or writing

   Synonyms

   discuss, talk about

   Examples

   • "The author talks about the different aspects of this question"
   • "The class discussed Dante's `Inferno'"

Synonyms of discourse

• discussion, treatment
• preaching, sermon
• dissertate, hold forth
• converse
• discuss, talk about

Description

Discourse is a generalization of the notion of a conversation to any form of communication. Discourse is a major topic in social theory, with work spanning fields such as sociology, anthropology, continental philosophy, and discourse analysis. Following pioneering work by Michel Foucault, these fields view discourse as a system of thought, knowledge, or communication that constructs our experience of the world. Since control of discourse amounts to control of how the world is perceived, social theory often studies discourse as a window into power. Within theoretical linguistics, discourse is understood more narrowly as linguistic information exchange and was one of the major motivations for the framework of dynamic semantics, in which expressions' denotations are equated with their ability to update a discourse context.

Also see "Discourse" on Wikipedia

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