Discourse

What does the discourse mean?

• Language units that show the use of real language that humans use to communicate.

• It's something used to sing a song in English

• Level of language used to communicate with friends.

The smallest unit according to Tagmemic grammar theory.

• Words

• Sound

• Sentence

• phase

Is the discourse really both spoken and written?

• True

• False

If we sit and record a clip of a job interview, is it considered communication and why?

• No, because communication requires a medium to transmit data.

• No, because communication requires two people to interact.

• Yes, because the telephone is considered a medium of communication.

What is a higher level of study than a sentence?

• Discourse

• Words

• Sentence