Unfolding Language: A Journey into Discourse

Introduction to Discourse Studies

Exploring the fundamentals of discourse and its role in communication, focusing on how language shapes identity and conveys social meaning.

Exploring Form, Function, and Key Concepts in Discourse

Investigating how language structure connects to its purpose, focusing on the gap between literal expressions and intended meanings.

Language, Society, and the Shaping of Social Identity

Exploring how language use reflects identity, community, and social context across different domains.

Gendered Discourse and the Social Formation of Identity

Examining how language and discourse construct and perform gender, rather than treating it as a fixed biological trait.

Discourse and Identity: Their Construction, Transformation, and Social Grounding

Investigating how identity is fluid and continually shaped through language, interaction, and shifting social contexts.

Identity Expression in Everyday Casual Conversations

Understanding how everyday conversation and academic writing choices shape and express identity.

Pragmatics: Interpreting Meaning Through Context

Recognizing that meaning relies on context, shaped by cultural and social factors rather than on words alone.

Conversational Implicature and Implied Meaning

Understanding how speakers communicate beyond their literal words through implied meanings and cooperative principles.

Analyzing Discourse Through Multimodal Approaches

Understanding how meaning is produced through multiple modes such as images, sound, layout, and other visual elements.

Critical Discourse Analysis: Principles and Applications

Analyzing how language mirrors and sustains power, ideology, and social inequality.

Ecological Perspectives in Discourse

Investigating how language influences our connection to nature and environmental awareness, reflecting on the Gilgit trip experience.

Discourse Analysis of a Donald Trump Tweet

Conducting a critical discourse analysis of a political tweet to examine power dynamics, ideological stance, and narrative construction in diplomatic communication.

The Role of Silence Within Discourse

Examining how silence serves as meaningful communication, shaped by cultural contexts and power dynamics in non-verbal expression.

The Role of Emojis and Visual Language in Digital Communication

Examining how emojis function as multimodal communication tools in digital spaces, exploring identity construction and evolving meanings.