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* '''Oppose''' - [[Critical discourse analysis]] should not be merged into [[Discourse]]. The concepts are too complex for this. Discourse, especially, can be used and implemented in such a number of ways that this article can become huge if related concepts were moved into it. Both articles are manageable sizes, with sufficient content to justify seperate articles. CDA should not even be merged into [[discourse analysis]]. [[User:The JPS|The JPS]] 22:12, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

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:::You have proposed a merger between [[discourse]] and [[critical discourse analysis]]. Could you please show some wikiquette by providing a reason for your proposal. [[User:The JPS|The JPS]] 22:15, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

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I agree. The terms are not at all interchangeable and neither term has a single definition.

== Three-dimensional framework ==

Phil Graham

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== Critical Discourse Analysis, Opposing Merger ==

Benham and Mahmoudy (2013) reads in relevant part:

Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is a complex theory and model that has interpretations of texts and languages that go beyond the study of discourse analysis, and exceed the scope of many schools of thought on the interpretation of discourse.

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Fairclough (1989) developed a three-dimensional guideline for studying discourse. His aim was to map three distinct forms of analysis onto one another: analysis of (spoken or written) language texts, analysis of discourse practice (processes of text production, distribution and consumption) and analysis of discursive events as examples of sociocultural practice. Specifically, he combined micro, meso and macro-level interpretations. At the micro-level, the analyst is concerned with the text's syntax, metaphoric structure and certain rhetorical devices. The meso-level comprised studying the text's production and consumption, concentrating on how power relations are enacted. At the macro-level, the analyst considers intertextual relationships, trying to understand the broad, societal currents that are influencing the text being studied.

[{{Cite journal|last1=Behnam|first1=Biook|first2=Behzad|last2=Mahmoudy|date=December 2013|title=A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Reports Issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General on Iran's Nuclear Program during the Last Decade|url=http://www.academypublication.com/issues/past/tpls/vol03/12/06.pdf|journal=Theory and Practice in Language Studies|volume=3|pages=2196-2201}}]

CDA should remain independant from Discourse Analysis (DA) due to its innovative and complex nature. Whilst similar, the studies achieve different results when applied, and thus CDA and DA should remain apart, and more people should focus on the addition of Critical Linguistics (CL) as a conterpoint to CDA and as a resource for those interested in Discourse Analysis. The combination of CDA, DA, and CL would improve the understanding of the masses and no one would have eevn suggested such a merger be allowed.

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Compare this version of the Wikipedia article, from [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Critical_discourse_analysis&oldid=469907274 6 January 2012]:

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Fairclough developed a three-dimensional framework for studying discourse, where the aim is to map three separate forms of analysis onto one another: analysis of (spoken or written) language texts, analysis of discourse practice (processes of text production, distribution and consumption) and analysis of discursive events as instances of sociocultural practice. Particularly, he combines micro, meso and macro-level interpretation. At the micro-level, the analyst considers the text's syntax, metaphoric structure and certain metorical devises. The meso-level involved studying the text's production and consumption, focusing on how power relations are enacted. At the macro-level, the analyst is concerned with inter-textual understanding, trying to understand the broad, societal currents that are affecting the text being studied.

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I think it is inappropriate to use the former as a source for the latter. It seems likely either that one was copied from the other, or that both were (co)written by the same person. [[User:Cnilep|Cnilep]] ([[User talk:Cnilep|talk]]) 23:57, 13 April 2017 (UTC)

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== Notable academics ==

I presume that the listed academics with Wikipedia pages (in English or other languages) are [[WP:Notable]]. For other scholars listed, maybe there could be some external standard. I've checked Web of Science for [[h-index]] and number of publications for the following scholars.

* Michał Krzyżanowski h-index 23, total publications 58

* John E. Richardson h-index 13, total 126 (also an editor of ''[[Critical Discourse Studies]]'', I think)

* Phil Graham h-index 17, total 89

* Hilary Janks h-index 10, total 39

* Christopher Hart h-index 12, total 43

* William Feighery h-index 5, total 9

Web of Science has somewhat spotty coverage of social sciences, though (for comparison, Norman Fairclough has an h-index of 13 and 29 publications in WoS; Ruth Wodak has 23 and 88), so there may be a better standard. Google Scholar? Something else?

[[User:Cnilep|Cnilep]] ([[User talk:Cnilep|talk]]) 01:55, 10 June 2022 (UTC)