Correlation of Text and Discourse Concepts in English Language and Its Speech System

Document Type : Research Article

Author

Department of Foreign Languages, Azerbaijan State Economic University (UNEC), Baku City, Azerbaijan

Abstract

In contemporary linguistics, the correlation between the notions of "text" and "discourse" is among the most well-known problems. The result of concepts lacking integrated and widely accepted definitions is this problem. Since the concepts of "text" and "discourse" are regarded as complimentary, the concept of "text" is primarily used to define the concept of "discourse." Some aspects and relationships between these two concepts are provided by their definitions in numerous analyses. The contentious topic of the article is the proportion of related linguistic concepts (text and discourse), which is crucial to understanding them in the most consistent way possible. By identifying the concepts of text and discourse in the English language or speech system, an attempt is made to disclose this relationship. The author lists the characteristics of each idea and their main distinctions based on the research of both domestic and international scholars. The author came to the conclusion that discourses as a collection of texts is different from the text as a single phenomenon as a result of the research. The study's findings contribute to the definition and refinement of the research's terminological apparatus as well as the advancement of the theory of discourse. The potential to use the data to prepare lectures and hands-on classes focused on discourse theory and analysis determines the practical significance.

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Volume 14, Issue 3
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Research in Applied Linguistics (ICRAL 2023), October 30, 2023, Kazan, Russia
October 2023
Pages 247-251