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  • 41Discourse particle — In linguistics, a discourse particle is a lexeme or particle which has no direct semantic meaning in the context of a sentence, having rather a pragmatic function: it serves to indicate the speaker s attitude, or to structure their relationship… …

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  • 42Discourse topic — A discourse topic, often referred to simply as “topic,” is defined as the central participant or idea of a stretch of connected discourse or dialogue roughly speaking, what the discourse is about. The notion is often confused with the related… …

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  • 43Discourse on Metaphysics — The Discourse on Metaphysics (Discours de métaphysique, 1686) is a short (60 pages in translation) treatise by Gottfried Leibniz in which he develops a philosophy concerning physical substance, motion and resistance of bodies, and God s role… …

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  • 44Discourse on holiness — The discourse on holiness forms the concluding part of the Sermon on the Mount, following immediately from the discourse on judgementalism. Like many other parts of the Sermon, it consists of a series of sayings followed by a brief explanation,… …

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  • 45discourse — Synonyms and related words: accents, act, address, air, amplify, analyze, argue, article, assignment, bandy words, canvass, causerie, chalk talk, chatter, chew the fat, chew the rag, chin, colloque, colloquial discourse, colloquize, colloquy,… …

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  • 46Discourse connective — In linguistics, a discourse connective is a word or phrase like therefore or in other words that links parts of a discourse and shows their relationship.Common English language discourse connectives indicate that the upcoming text adds more… …

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  • 47Discourse on judgmentalism — The discourse on judgmentalism, bibleref|Matthew|7:1 6, follows the discourse on ostentation in the sermon on the mount. The discourse is fairly brief, and begins by condemning those who would judge others, arguing that they too would be judged.… …

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  • 48Discourse types — The term discourse type is preferred to other labels which might be encountered in linguistics, such as text type or genre since, for some, text type implies work on written texts, whereas much of CADS has been carried out on spoken… …

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  • 49Discourse on Reforming the Government of Florence — The Discourse on Reforming the Government of Florence (Italian: Discorso sopra il riformare lo stato di Firenze) is a 1520 work by Italian Renaissance political scientist and writer Niccolò Machiavelli.[1][2] References ^ Silvia Ruffo Fiore,… …

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  • 50discourse — I n. (grammar) direct; indirect discourse II v. (formal) (D; intr.) to discourse upon * * * [ dɪskɔːs] indirect discourse (formal) (D; intr.) to discourse upon (grammar) direct …

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