Honey Excellent Discourse Analysis For BS by Muhammad Sajid Iqbal

📘 Title Name: Honey Excellent Discourse Analysis For BS English
✍️ Author: Muhammad Sajid Iqbal
🏢 Publisher: Honey Books and Publishers

🔹 Introduction

This book is designed according to the new syllabus of B.Z.U Multan, its affiliated colleges, and other universities of Pakistan. It provides an in-depth understanding of Discourse Analysis, combining theory, principles, and practical applications for BS English students.

🔑 Key Points

• Covers key terminologies in Discourse Analysis.

• Explains spoken vs. written discourse with practical clarity.

• Discusses cohesion, coherence, and formal links in texts.

• Provides insight into syntactic patterns and cohesive markers.

• Includes intertextuality, presupposition, and implicature.

• Explains Grice’s Cooperative Principle and Politeness Theory.

• Covers speech act theory and discourse functions.

• Introduces Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) with key thinkers.

• Applies CDA to political, media, gendered, legal, and educational discourse.

• Includes model papers for exam preparation.

📑 Contents

• Key Terminologies in Discourse Analysis

• Introduction to Discourse

• Spoken vs. Written Discourse

• Cohesion and Coherence

• Formal Links (Cohesion) & Contextual Links (Coherence)

• Parallelism and Structural Symmetry

• Syntactic Patterns (Passive/Active Voice)

• Cohesive Markers for Clarity & Emphasis

• Framing and Formatting in Written Texts

• Contextual Links

• Intertextuality, Presupposition, Implicature & Inference

• Context of Situation (Field, Tenor, Mode)

• Socio-Cultural Context Shaping Discourse

• Principles of Conversation and Pragmatics

• Grice’s Cooperative Principle & Politeness Theory

• Contextual Meaning and Speech Acts

• Speech Act Theory and Discourse Functions

• Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) & Key Thinkers

• Views on Discourse Structure (Product, Process, Dialogue)

• Discourse in Communicative Development

• Applied CDA: Political, Media, Gendered, Legal & Educational Discourse

• Model Papers

🔚 Conclusion

This book is an essential resource for BS English students, equipping them with both theoretical knowledge and analytical tools to study language in context. With comprehensive coverage of discourse theories and applied analysis, it prepares students for academic success and critical understanding of communication.