The Structure of Discourse: Theory and Applications

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This course examines the linguistic structure of discourse, with an emphasis on learning to identify the emergent structures of spontaneous conversations. Through class discussions and hands-on data analysis, students will explore how the structure of discourse is shaped by cognition, grammar, and social relationships. Specific topics include speech acts, inference and implicature, discourse cohesion, turn-taking, discourse markers, narrative, and repair.