What is Critical Discourse Analysis?

Authors

  • Julia Todolí Cervera Universitat de València
  • María Labarta Postigo Universitat de València
  • Rosanna Dolón Herrero Universitat de València

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/qfilologia.11.5041

Keywords:

Critical Discourse Analysis, ideology, power, discursive practices

Abstract

Critical Discourse Analysis does not have a unitary theoretical framework or methodology. It is best viewed as a shared perspective encompassing a range of approaches instead of a school. Historically, CDA is an evolution from the Critical Linguistics developed in the late 1970s by several theorists at the University of East Anglia (Fowler et alii, 1979 and Kress & Hodge, 1979) following Halliday’s (1978) functional view of language, but it has been influenced by other critical theorists such as Foucault, Gramsci, Pêcheux and Habermas.

According to Halliday (1978), language performs simultaneously three macro-functions: the ideational function (language represents the experience that speakers have of the world), the interpersonal function (language reflects the experience of speakers own attitudes and evaluations and establishes a relationship between speakers and listeners) and the textual function. This last one allows speakers to produce texts that are understood by listeners and, furthermore, connects discourse to its co-text and context.

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Author Biographies

Julia Todolí Cervera, Universitat de València

Department of Catalan Studies

María Labarta Postigo, Universitat de València

Department of English and German Studies

Rosanna Dolón Herrero, Universitat de València

Department of English and German Studies

Published

2006-12-20

How to Cite

Todolí Cervera, J., Labarta Postigo, M., & Dolón Herrero, R. (2006). What is Critical Discourse Analysis?. Quaderns De Filologia - Estudis Lingüístics, 11, 9–34. https://doi.org/10.7203/qfilologia.11.5041
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