Discourses of Epictetus

What Is Discourse Community? What is the meaning of a discourse community? A discourse community is a set of people who have a different way of communicating than others. Those groups of people usually have very similar values and assumptions as well as ways of communicating with each other about those goals. In the article "Learning The Language" by Perri Klass' we can see an example of a new discourse community that she entered. In the article she discusses about her experience in medical…

The many discourses that people utilize are amazing, discourses reflect who a person is and define their characteristics. People can have so many discourses that people can even keep track of and it's amazing how they can vary from person to person. Now i’m going to start describing my discourses that I mainly use, and describe how they define me as a person. To begin, the first and main discourse is the Friend Discourse. The way that I speak with my friends is interesting because I use a…

Perspective A discourse community is a social group or can be something that inquires shared values, practices, or can even share the same language. A speech community, however; is not the same thing as a discourse community; a speech community is a community that shares the knowledge of rules for the conduct and interpretation of speech. (WaWpg.219) Defining a discourse community can be hard due to the range of different types of discourse communities. Examples of a discourse community would be…

Perspective A discourse community is a social group or can be anything that inquires shared values, practices, or can even share the same language. A speech community, however; is not the same thing as a discourse community. A speech community is a community that shares the knowledge of rules for the conduct and interpretation of speech. (WaWpg.219) Defining a discourse community can be hard due to the range of different types of discourse communities. Examples of a discourse community would be…

My discourse community is Christianity. My discourse community involves people who believe in God and follow the guidelines of the Bible. The people from this community are trying to enhance themselves by learning the Bible. An impeccable member attends church, strive for better lives, and aim to help others spread and disseminate words of wisdom. There are several reasons why Christianity is a discourse community. My discourse community has all of the six characteristics defined by John Swales.…

Discourse Community Paper Communication is the basic element in any society. We communicate in different aspects of our lives through different forms of communication such as letters, spoken, visual, and more suitable for the different discourse communities we belong to. Each discourse community has its own rules; they have their language, topics of interest, and characteristics that make them unique. In this essay I will describe the four major discourse communities I belong to: my family,…

practicality-versus-perfectionism contemplation. It is not meant as a universal moral philosophy for the public, but rather a narrowly directed guide for politicians. However, the government style he creates in Prince contradicts with the republic he creates supports in Discourses. The Renaissance era, acknowledged for its confinement of numerous significant philosophers, such as Machiavelli, who believed to be the father of political science and a political philosopher (Potter, Barzun).…

No matter who he talks to, what he talks about, where he is and how he feels, he adds the salutation out of habbit to almost every sentence. In the whole novel, there is not a second person saying like this. I believe this unique trait reflects Oliver‟s ultimate politeness and gentleness. It proves that Oliver is a poor but kind child who is genial and friendly to everyone he met. What‟s more, he has great respect to everyone. This kind of respect and politeness cannot be pretended because in…

“A discourse community is a group of people who share similar goals or purposes and use communication to achieve these goals” (Swales 220). Discourse Communities are thought to have six characteristics according to John Swales in his excerpt “The Concept of a Discourse Community.” Swales stated that “These characteristics being the community has a set of common goals known to the public, mechanisms for communication, mechanisms to provide feedback, has one or more genres of communication, an…

Brown and Levinson created politeness theory, which is situated in the interpretivist paradigm (Goldsmith & Normand, 2015, p. 267). This theory is intended to explore the various ways language is used in certain social contexts, as well as how communication is affected by those word choices. The creators were curious why in some situations and relationships, people tend to be very blunt, while in others people tend to take a less direct approach. Politeness theory is based on Goffman’s concept…