Deck 14: Discourse Analysis: Interpreting Evaluating Language-In-Use

Question 1

If you are studying what people do with language in specific social settings, then you are conducting a

A) Conversation analysis
B) Discourse analysis
C) Critical discourse analysis
D) None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

This type of analysis tends to connect macro-level Discourses to micro- and macro-level discourse:

A) Conversational analysis
B) Discourse analysis
C) Critical discourse analysis
D) None of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Scholars understand "little d" discourse to mean:

A) The micro practices of every day talk
B) The non-verbal aspects of discourse
C) The organizing ideologies that order our world
D) The discourse that shapes social reality

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Discourse analysis differs from conversation analysis in that:

A) DA relies on inductive reasoning to see patterns in talk
B) DA relies on empirical evidence to support claims
C) DA focuses on how the parts of discourse work
D) DA focuses on how meaning is constructed

Question 5

If you are concerned about unequal power relations in the reality of fast-food workers in a particular context and want to reform those relations, you will likely conduct this type of analysis:

A) Conversation analysis
B) Discourse analysis
C) Critical discourse analysis
D) None of the above

Question 6

In a published discourse analysis study, the researcher's claim is likely to appear as:

A) A purpose statement
B) A central assertion
C) A research question
D) All of the above are possible

Question 7

This level of discourse analysis goes beyond just the close analysis of language in a specific local context to also look at broader patterns and generalizing to similar local contexts:

A) Micro-level
B) Meso-level
C) Macro-level
D) Meta-level

Question 8

Linguists use this method to explain language structure within particular genres:

A) Corpus discourse analysis
B) Critical discourse analysis
C) Generic discourse analysis
D) Interpretive discourse analysis

Question 9

Research that analyzes one type of communication, such as call-center dyads or selfies, is studying:

A) Adjacency pairs
B) Speech communities
C) Genre
D) Social practices

Question 10

A researcher who studies how people accomplish ways of doing things with others, such as being polite or gossiping, is examining:

A) Social practices
B) Identity performances
C) Entity creation
D) All of the above

Question 11

Mortenson (2017) studied flirting in online dating. This is an example of a study that focuses on:

A) Social practice
B) Identity performance
C) Entity creation
D) Ideology

Question 12

You design a study to interpret how a member of a student organization negotiates the transition to becoming a leader of the organization. Your study is focusing on:

A) Social practice
B) Identity performance
C) Entity creation
D) Ideology

Question 13

In a study of discourse about sea-level rise, a researcher reveals the beliefs and values that influence the language used. The researcher is highlighting:

A) Social practice
B) Identity performance
C) Entity creation
D) Ideology

Question 14

To start a discourse analysis project, you most likely will begin by:

A) Developing a claim and then selecting some evidence
B) Selecting some evidence and then developing a claim
C) Doing a literature review and then developing a claim
D) Doing a literature review and then selecting some evidence

Question 15

In selecting talk and text, Phillips and Hardy (2002) advise considering which talk and texts are:

A) Most important
B) Used by the most powerful actors
C) Distributed most widely
D) All of the above

Question 16

A researcher who collects evidence from multiple sources is attempting to:

A) Confirm the researcher's perspective of the communication context
B) Ensure the reliability of data measurements within the context
C) Triangulate to help construct a convincing account of how meaning is operating in a context
D) Compensate for the difficulties of coding non-interactive evidence

Question 17

A first time discourse analyst should construct one these to guide the analyst's attempt to analyze multiple samples of talk and text:

A) Analytic memo
B) Unit of analysis
C) Codebook
D) Coding scheme

Question 18

Discourse analysts use this type of coding:

A) Open coding and categorizing
B) Thematic
C) In-vivo
D) All of the above

Question 19

Taking detailed notes and creating a detailed code book when doing discourse analysis will enhance:

A) The researcher's credibility
B) The credibility of the research report
C) The triangulation of the evidence collected
D) Both a and b

Question 20

An ethical concern of using informed consent in discourse analysis research is:

A) The use of a consent form may take too much time for participants to complete
B) The use of a consent form may influence how people in the study use language
C) The use of a consent form may influence how audio and video taping occur
D) The use of a consent form may reduce a researcher's credibility with participants
Essays:

Question 21

Discuss how discourse analysis could be used to interpret and evaluate how your identity and role as a college student comes into being.

Question 22

Discuss how studying a particular discourse genre could also lead a researcher to explore social practices, role and identity performances, and entities that are created in communication.

Question 23

Imagine a topic that you could use for a discourse analysis. Describe the basic steps you would follow for conducting a discourse analysis on that topic.