DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN LINGUISTICS: THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE IN USE

Discourse analysis is a branch of linguistics that focuses on the study of language in use. It aims to understand how language is used to construct meaning and how it reflects and reinforces social structures and power relations. In this article, we explore the main concepts and methods of discourse analysis and their applications in linguistic research. We also discuss the challenges and limitations of discourse analysis and its relevance to contemporary issues in society.

Keywords: discourse analysis, linguistics, language use, social structures, power relations, ideology, identity, conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, multimodal discourse analysis, language and gender, language and power, language and identity, subjectivity, interpretation, generalization, communication