Quote: “Many people are occasional members of more than one discourse community. In my own case, I am a member of the institute where I have had an office for … Read More
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Quote 1: “However, it is unclear whether, in this era of cell-phones, family dispersion, a fluid and uncertain job market for the young, the rise of international trade, and the … Read More
“In the ELI, the shelf-life of its products, typically textbooks and tests, runs some 5–10 years or so before they are revised or replaced. While in the Computer Center, … Read More
Introduction to Discourse Communities… Read More
Quote 1: “groups that have goals and purposes, and use communication to achieve their goals”
This quote had meaning to me because in the previous paragraphs the author kept on talking … Read More
Quote 1- “In the ELI, the shelf-life of its products, typically textbooks and tests, runs some 5–10 years or so before they are revised or replaced. While in the Computer … Read More
Quote 1: “These DCs have acquired many abbreviations and acronyms as well as some special words and phrases that are needed in order to get their jobs done more quickly … Read More
Quote 1: “Indeed, many types of discourse communities develop shorthand expressions, such as abbreviations and acronyms, to aid speed of communication. Members of such groups can be of different nationalities, … Read More
Tanya Chauca
“Focal communities are the opposite in many ways of local ones. They are typically associations of some kind that reach across a region, a nation, and internationally. They … Read More
Quote #1: “when a university becomes established in a town, the presence of this constellation of discourse communities influences the wider urban environment; as a result, the urban environment … Read More