(Prerequisite: At least eighteen (18) credit hours at the 3000 level in English or Linguistics or permission of the instructor.)

Linguistic, structural, post-structural, and semiotic perspectives on discourse analysis are addressed through reading and discussion of key works by authors of

“landmark” texts such as R. Jakobsen, J. L. Austen, H. P. Grice, etc. The goals of the course are to (a) familiarize students with some of the “landmark” texts and perspectives

on discourse analysis and (b) to develop abilities to develop abilities to relate analyses to cultural and situationally relevant contexts