Analyzes how politicians use rhetoric and specific framing to influence public opinion and legitimize their actions. 4. Structuralist vs. Post-Structuralist Perspectives
Discourse creates "truths." For example, the discourse of medicine or law establishes certain ways of talking about the body or justice that become accepted as objective reality. Discours
In general linguistics, discourse refers to any cohesive unit of language longer than a single sentence. It focuses on how sentences connect to create meaning in context, such as in conversations, speeches, or written texts. Linguists analyze (e.g., "however," "actually") to understand how speakers organize their thoughts and signal relationships between ideas. 2. Michel Foucault’s Philosophical "Discours" Analyzes how politicians use rhetoric and specific framing
Below is an overview of its development and key conceptual applications: 1. Linguistic Definition Post-Structuralist Perspectives Discourse creates "truths
Developed by thinkers like Jacques Derrida and Foucault, this view argues that discourse is fluid, unstable, and always tied to shifting historical and cultural contexts.
Viewed discourse as a set of stable rules (like grammar) that dictate how meaning is made.