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Written Discourse: History
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Written discourse refers to language produced in written form and organized beyond the level of isolated words or sentences to serve communicative purposes within a particular linguistic and social context [1][2]. It encompasses the structural, semantic, cohesive, and pragmatic relationships through which written texts form coherent units, including the organization of information, connections between propositions, and the relationship between textual choices and communicative context [1]. Written discourse is distinguished from spoken discourse by its written mode of production and reception, which can affect how information is organized, how participants engage with the text, and how meaning is constructed, although the two modes may share many linguistic and discourse-organizational features [2]. Its analysis concerns both the linguistic structure of written texts and the contextual conditions that shape their production and interpretation.

  • written communication
  • discourse analysis
  • textual cohesion
  • text structure

References

  1. M.A.K. Halliday; Ruqaiya Hasan. Cohesion in English; Taylor & Francis: London, United Kingdom, 2014. [CrossRef]
  2. Bhatia. V. K. (2004). Worlds of Written Discourse: A Genre-Based View. London: Continuum International.
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