ENGL/LING 4493.1(.2) dOING DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
(Prerequisite: At least twelve (12) credit hours at the 3000 level in English or
Linguistics or permission of the instructor.)
The focus is on learning how to do discourse analysis. We will focus on
developing skills in the analysis of talk and
text using models drawn from linguistics, structuralism and semiotics. The
course will explicitly develop skills in
analyzing discourse functions as configurations of interaction, experience and
organization meaning.