In "The Concept of a Discourse Community", John Swales (1990) aimed to define what a discourse community is; then he carefully deconstructs discourse community into six fundamental attributes that are important for recognizing a discourse community.
Swales definition of a discourse community is a group that has objectives or purposes, and utilize communication to accomplish those objectives. The six essential characteristics that he claims to be the core of a discourse community are its goals, intercommunication, participation, genres, Lexis, and expertise. Swales made his interpretation of these attributes very clear; he explains that a discourse community has a concurred set of common public goals that all its participants attempt to attain. A discourse community has a mechanism of intercommunication for all its members. A discourse community utilizes its participatory methods specifically for the provision of information and feedback. A discourse community, not only uses genres but also owns at least one of them in the forthcoming development of its objectives. A discourse community has obtained some clear-cut Lexis that's necessary for its group to flourish. Lastly, a discourse community has a …show more content…
Another likeness is the principles to abide by from Porter and the genres and Lexis from Swales. Since Lexis and genres are two out of six principles on what a discourse community needs to have on Swale's attributes, therefore putting together Porter's and Swale's thoughts on having certain rules. There are a few contrasts amongst Swales and Porter work such as the levels of authority. Swales indicate that a discourse community has leaders and doorman, and Porter clearly stated that a discourse community does not have leadership positions. Another distinction is the information and feedback that is not being examined in Porter's
Swales definition of a discourse community is a group that has objectives or purposes, and utilize communication to accomplish those objectives. The six essential characteristics that he claims to be the core of a discourse community are its goals, intercommunication, participation, genres, Lexis, and expertise. Swales made his interpretation of these attributes very clear; he explains that a discourse community has a concurred set of common public goals that all its participants attempt to attain. A discourse community has a mechanism of intercommunication for all its members. A discourse community utilizes its participatory methods specifically for the provision of information and feedback. A discourse community, not only uses genres but also owns at least one of them in the forthcoming development of its objectives. A discourse community has obtained some clear-cut Lexis that's necessary for its group to flourish. Lastly, a discourse community has a …show more content…
Another likeness is the principles to abide by from Porter and the genres and Lexis from Swales. Since Lexis and genres are two out of six principles on what a discourse community needs to have on Swale's attributes, therefore putting together Porter's and Swale's thoughts on having certain rules. There are a few contrasts amongst Swales and Porter work such as the levels of authority. Swales indicate that a discourse community has leaders and doorman, and Porter clearly stated that a discourse community does not have leadership positions. Another distinction is the information and feedback that is not being examined in Porter's