discourse analysis
linguistics
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Discourse analysis is the study of linguistic relations and structures within discourse. It examines how language is used in real-world contexts, going beyond individual sentences to understand larger patterns of communication. This field looks at how meaning is created and interpreted in conversations, texts, and other forms of communication.12
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