the analysis of the ideal type reveals actors’ presuppositions including actor’s formal structure and knowledge. Third, the formal-typical idealizations of thetheory are then tested and used to analyze action. Fourth, the rationality of the action is evaluated in a virtual, reflexive discourse. Rational choice theory can only understands language use, while ethnomethodology can only thematiz
But the father, not recognizing the ritual nature of her comment, thinks he is being asked to judge.
Son: OK, well, thetruth is, actually, I’m in love.
Father: Sorry?
Son: I know I should be thinking about mom all the time and I am. But, thetruth is I’m in love. It was before she does and there’s nothing I can do about it.
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the text by looking at some specific words, intonation and language structure. In that sense, our group have tried to find a proper discourse example or a speech that has critical meaning related to speakers purpose.
We are going to take a look at George W. Bushs second inaugural address on January 20. Before we start, this presentaion will take about 15 to 20 minutes, so if you have an
Construct of CC (Michael Canale & Merril Swain)
Grammatical Competence
: aspect of CC that encompasses “knowledge of lexical items and rules of morphology, syntax, sentence-grammar semantics, and phonology.”
Discourse Competence
: the ability we have to connect sentences in stretches of discourse and to form a meaningful whole out of a series of utterances.
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1. Definition of Natural Theology
The existence and attributes of the deity
-> stand on ‘natural reason’
A type of theological discourse
the Enlightenment>
The attempt to construct
rational “proofs” for
God’s existence and attributes