The "boomerang" effect of the radicalism in discourse analysis
The "boomerang" effect of the radicalism in discourse analysis
The "boomerang" effect of the radicalism in discourse analysis
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Discourse “talk and texts as part <strong>of</strong> social practices”<br />
(Potter, 1996, p. 105)<br />
Cognition “feature <strong>of</strong> participants’ practices, where it is constructed,<br />
described and oriented to as people perform activities”<br />
(Potter & Edwards, 1999, p. 449)<br />
Representation “discursive objects which people construct <strong>in</strong> tal and text”<br />
(Potter & Edwards, 1999, p. 448)<br />
Action “range <strong>of</strong> practical, technical and <strong>in</strong>terpersonal tasks that people<br />
perform while liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>ir relationships, do<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>ir jobs, and<br />
engag<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> varied cultural doma<strong>in</strong>s”<br />
(Potter & Edwards, 1999, p. 448)<br />
Memory “a set <strong>of</strong> social practices related to a range <strong>of</strong> actions and<br />
provid<strong>in</strong>g particular k<strong>in</strong>ds <strong>of</strong> accountability”<br />
Construction “is done <strong>in</strong> talk and texts”<br />
(Potter, 1996, p. 216)<br />
(Potter & Edwards, 1999, p. 449)<br />
In o<strong>the</strong>r terms:<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>discourse</strong> is a representation <strong>in</strong> talks and texts;<br />
<strong>the</strong> representation is a <strong>discourse</strong> <strong>in</strong> talks and texts.<br />
To be ironical, this "<strong>in</strong>ter-reflection" or play <strong>of</strong> mirrors, <strong>in</strong> which each concept<br />
returns back to itself, is similar to <strong>the</strong> situation illustrated by Johnny Hart (1969) <strong>in</strong> one<br />
<strong>of</strong> his cartoons:<br />
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