Written Text as Connected Discourse

DISCOURSE

Etymology: DISCURSUS (Latin)

•  Argument
•  Conversation 

Definition: 

• Text with distinct features and purpose
• Formal and often lengthy discussion of a topic where concepts and insights are arranged in an organized and logical manner

Examples:

• Journal /Diary
• News Articles
• Anecdotes
• Procedures
• Critiques
• Opinion Piece
• Position Paper
• PR Articles
• Research Articles
• Blog posts

How language is used to:

• Convey meanings
• Propel action
• Provoke a specific response 

PURPOSE OF DISCOURSE

• TO INFORM
• TO PERSUADE 
• TO ENTERTAIN

FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE DISCOURSE

• CULTURE
• SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
• PERSONAL EXPERIENCES

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9MDya8jLd8

Connected Discourse in Speech

Connected speech is spoken language that's used in a continuous sequence, as in normal conversations. Also called connected discourse. There is often a significant difference between the way words are pronounced in isolation and the way they are pronounced in the context of connected speech. (https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-connected-speech-1689790)

Connected Discourse as a Written Text

These refer to text with distinct features and purpose in which ideas are coherently arranged. 

Sample Texts:

Journal Entry: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Sunday, 21st  of June  year 1942

I get along pretty well with all my teachers. There are nine of them, seven men and two women. Mr. Keesing, the old fogey who teaches math, was mad at me for the longest time because I talked so much. After several warnings, he assigned me extra homework. An essay on the subject “A Chatterbox.” A chatterbox, what can you write about that? I’d worry about that later, I decided. I jotted down the assignment in my notebook, tucked it in my bag and tried to keep quiet. 

Anecdote: The Funny Bone by Henry Martyn Kieffer

THE LOGIC OF GRAMMAR

While instructing his pupils in grammar, a country school-teacher gave out this sentence to be parsed: “Mary milks the cow.” Each word had been parsed except the last, which fell to Bob, a sixteen-year-old boy, near the foot of the class, who began thus:

“Cow is a noun, feminine gender, singular number, third person, and stands for Mary.”

“Stands for Mary!” said the astonished teacher. “And, pray, Robert, how do you make that out?”

“Because,” answered the hopeful pupil, “if the cow didn’t stand for Mary, how could Mary milk the cow?”

Anecdote: 

The child and his mother:

A curious child asked his mother: “Mommy, why are some of your hairs turning grey?”

The mother tried to use this occasion to teach her child: “It is because of you, dear. Every bad action of yours will turn one of my hairs grey!”

The child replied innocently: “Now I know why grandmother has only grey hairs on her head.”

(Source: http://academictips.org/blogs/funny-short-stories/comment-page-2/)

News Article: 

Tambunting said the breakdown of communication was worsened by the fact that the CCTV surveillance rooms were not manned at the time of the attack.

The police have said of the three surveillance rooms, the surveillance rooms in Resorts World Manila and Maxim’s were not manned because the people were evacuated from there due to the buildup of smoke.

(Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/905571/resorts-world-attack-worsened-by-breakdown-of-communication-solon

Opinion Article:

I doubt that members of Congress really ruminated on both sides of the debate on this issue. I think congressmen will vote to pass this bill not because they genuinely believe death penalty will deter crime, but it will be their sycophantic gesture to please President Rodrigo Duterte, who they think will grant them political favors if they do what he wants. There will also be others who will vote for this bill because of pressure from the party leadership.

(Source: www.philstar.com:8080/opinion/2017/02/14/.../public-opinion-and-death-penalty)

Procedure: 

Here's a simple step-by-step guide for creating a blog on Bluehost (or any other web host)

Sign up with a web hosting (I recommend Bluehost).

Choose the hosting plan (you can pick the cheapest one).

Pick a domain name for your blog.

Complete hosting registration.

Install WordPress.

Log in and write a blog post.

(Source: https://websitesetup.org/create-blog/)