In the thinking, analysts may choose to use various theoretical perspectives to interpret or deconstruct texts. The analysis has no particular guidelines for analysis rather, it is open to different deconstruction and interpretation of prevailing situations or texts.
Indeed, analysts can apply CDA understanding any text, which is a social situation or problem. Purposes of Critical Discourse AnalysisĬritical discourse analysis helps in the use of critical thinking to various societal circumstances and unraveling the underlying politics based on the social systems, beliefs and interpretations of the society.
The definitions imply CDA is the assessment and analysis of transparent and opaque system and structural links between discrimination, power and control as well as dominance manifested in the use of language. From the two definitions, CDA seeks to understand the connection between power and language through the study of social imbalance as people develop, legitimise and express it through language.
Budd and Raber (1996) supported this definition suggesting that CDA pays attention to confirming a discourse’s constructive implication by studying texts in a systematic and structured manner.
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