Discourse Analysis Assignment

Discourse analysis assignment
Name : Burhan elrosyid jamil
NIm: A320090002
Class: A
Questions
1. Explain in your own words what discourse study is. To answer the question: first examine the three texts (under the activity 1a 1b and 1c) in the book “Discourse Analysis” by David Nunan (page 1-2).
2. Choose one short article in English from a newspaper and find the cohesion and deixis used within the article. Make the interpretation of the meaning of each kind of cohesion and deixis throughout the context of the text.
Answers
1. Discourse is verbal communication or conversation, overall said that is an entity / unit complete language is realized in the form of composition intact, the ability to think systematically or procedures or processes and the ability to deliver judgment based on common sense, so that discourse is a concept that links the use of language in social context.
2. it’s taken from Jakarta post
1. Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo does not know whether Didier Drogba will be fit for next week's Champions League semifinal against Barcelona.
2.The Ivory Coast striker scored in this week's 1-0 first-leg win over the defending European champions but has been ruled out of Saturday's Premier League match against Arsenal because of a knee injury sustained in that match.
3."We have to assess him tomorrow and Sunday and how he recovers," Di Matteo said Friday. "He got pushed and kicked around quite a lot in the game on Wednesday."
4. Drogba's absence is likely to give Fernando Torres or Daniel Sturridge the opportunity to start on Saturday. The pair has been on the bench for Chelsea's last two matches.
5. The 34-year-old Drogba is out of contract at the end of the season and may not get another chance to win the Champions League.
6. He helped Chelsea reach the 2008 final but was sent off for slapping Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic and United won a shootout following a 1-1 draw.
Cohesion
1. Reference
Personal reference
The underline word “He” in the third sentence refers to Didier drogba who injured his knee when played football with arsenal.
“He “ in the sixth sentence refers to drogba who helps Chelsea become in the final 2008.
Demonstrative reference
The underline word “That” in the second sentence is demonstrative word that explain the mach between Chelsea and Barcelona with the score 1-0 for Chelsea.
Comparatives reference
“The ivory coast striker” in the second sentence refers to Didier drogba who scored in this week's 1-0 first-leg in European champion league.
“That match” in the second sentence refers to Chelsea and Barcelona in European champion league.
2. Substitution
Nominal -
Verbal-
Clausal-
3. Ellipsis
Nominal
“The pair (0)” in the fourth sentence refers to Fernando Torres and Daniel sturidge. Both will change Didier drogba playing.
Verbal -
Clausal -

4. Conjunction
Adversative -
Additive
“And” in the third sentence as conjunction here gives more information about Didier drogba condition.
“And” in the sixth sentence gives more information about the winner in the final 2008( Manchester united)
“And” in the fifth sentence give more information about the chance of Didier drogba playing in the next game.
Temporal -
Causal
“Because” in the second word there is relationship or cause why Didier drogba cannot play with arsenal (Didier drogba injured his knee)
5. Lexical cohesion
1. Reiteration
Repetition
“Drogba” its word in first sentence and it’s repeated in sixth sentence
Synonym -
Superordinate -
General word -
2. Collocation-


Deixis
1. Person diexis:
."We have to assess him tomorrow and Sunday and how he recovers," Di Matteo said Friday. "He got pushed and kicked around quite a lot in the game on Wednesday."
He refers to Didier drogba
2. Spatial deixis -
4. Discourse deixis -
5. Social deixis -