Discourse Grammar

Hafidz
Zakiyyah
Yessica
Nisa

Discourse
Grammar Points
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Grammar from discourse view

The texture of text
Cohesion & Discourse
References
Lexical Cohesion
Collocation

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Discourse
Grammar Points
7. Conjunction
8. Subtitution and ellipsis
9. Pattern of cohesion :
sample analysis
10. Theme and rheme

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Grammar from discourse

perspective

Mc Charty:

It signs to continuing topic in text

This raising a new topic / focus
That marginal function

Celcee and Murcia:

Be going to & Will

Grammar from discourse

perspective
A) Grammar & Discourse from
contextual view
B) Comparing both based
grammar

Grammar from discourse

perspective
A) Grammar & Discourse from
contextual view
In what aspect of lg to investigate
Look from many sources as possible
Look at real life native speaker
Test the hypotheses by asking native
speaker

Grammar from discourse

perspective
B) Comparing both based grammar
Making strong connection

Form, Function & Context

Ex: the books tought love message

The texture of text

Cohesion & Discourse

Refferences
A?
Cataphoric reff
it seems everyones read that self-help
book
Tuccilos He is just not that into you

Exophoric reff you & your

Homophoric reff
Comparison and bridging reff
Other and opposite (Oprah)

Lexical Cohession
Repetition
Stuart,,, Stu,,,
Synonym
Blakes and Men (=concept,way)

Antonym : women & men

Hyponym :
Self-help book = Im okay you are okay

Maronimy : couple
Stuart and Jane

Collocation
Relationship between verb
n noun
Example:
Book and love love book
Waste and time waste
time

conjunction

Substitution
and ellipsis
Substitution :
Try reading this book..
That ones not very good

Ellipsis:
A: Mike, what did you want to
say to me yesterday?
B: {I want to say} that Im
very sorry for broking your
laptop

Pattern of cohesion :
sample analysis

Theme and rheme

Theme : starting points of the clause
Rheme: reminder of the clause
Theme

Rheme

Genre

Is a term in widespread use to indicate

an approach to communication which
emphasizes social function and purpose

Thematic
Progression

Theme

Rheme

Text

Can be used both spoken and written language

It

Usually refers to a stretch, an extract or

complete piece of writing or speech

Discourse

Is a much wider term

It

Can be used to refer to language in action,

such as legal discourse, which has
characteristics patterns of language

The simple
examples of theme
and rheme

Thank you
guys,,

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