- discourse topic
- Лингвистика: дискурсный топик
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Discourse 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… … Wikipedia
discourse — n Discourse, treatise, disquisition, dissertation, thesis, monograph designate in common a systematic, serious, and often learned consideration of a subject or topic. Discourse, the widest of these terms, may refer to something written or spoken… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
discourse — ► NOUN 1) written or spoken communication or debate. 2) a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing. ► VERB 1) speak or write authoritatively about a topic. 2) engage in conversation. ORIGIN Latin discursus running to and fro , from… … English terms dictionary
Topic — Top ic, n. [F. topiques, pl., L. topica the title of a work of Aristotle, Gr. topika , fr. topiko s of or for place, concerning to poi, or commonplaces, fr. to pos a place.] (a) One of the various general forms of argument employed in probable as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
topic sentence — n. the principal sentence, setting forth the main idea and coming usually at the beginning, in a paragraph or section of a discourse, esp. of an expository nature … English World dictionary
Topic (linguistics) — In linguistics, the topic (or theme) is the part of the proposition that is being talked about (predicated). Once stated, the topic is therefore old news , i.e. the things already mentioned and understood. For example, the topic is emphasized in… … Wikipedia
Discourse — For other uses, see Discourses (disambiguation). Sociology … Wikipedia
Discourse marker — In linguistics, a discourse marker is a word or phrase that is relatively syntax independent and does not change the meaning of the sentence, and has a somewhat empty meaning.[1] Examples of discourse markers include the particles oh , well , now … Wikipedia
Topic-prominent language — A topic prominent language is a language that organizes its syntax so that sentences have a topic–comment (or theme–rheme) structure, in which the topic is the thing being talked about (predicated) and the comment is what is said about the topic … Wikipedia
discourse marker — noun a word or phrase that marks a boundary in a discourse, typically as part of a dialogue. Discourse markers often signal topic changes, reformulations, discourse planning, stressing, hedging, or backchanneling … Wiktionary
discourse — 1. noun 1) they prolonged their discourse outside the door Syn: discussion, conversation, talk, dialogue, conference, debate, consultation; parley, powwow, chat, confab; formal confabulation, colloquy 2) a discourse on critical theory … Thesaurus of popular words