Positive Discourse Analysis
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Discourse Analysis, Positive Discourse Analysis, Critical Discourse Analysis, Language, CriticismAbstract
Positive discourse analysis is a recent turn in the field of critical trends in discourse analysis, as it focuses more on moments of liberation and effectiveness, unlike critical discourse analysis, which is largely directed towards discourses of oppression and injustice. With this understanding, positive discourse analysis is not considered a separate research methodology or an alternative and different approach to critical discourse studies, but rather a shift in the "analytical focus" by integrating more into the environment of designing alternatives required by questions of social change, instead of revolving in the orbit of deconstructive criticism. Therefore, it falls within the fields of critical discourse studies that combine the capabilities of analyzing linguistic practice and social practice.
The translation of this chapter from the "Routledge Handbook of Critical Discourse Studies" issued in 2018 derives its importance from the urgent need to push research efforts towards areas of answering questions of social change, in addition to providing a brief overview of the perspective of "positive discourse analysis", in which Arab contributions are rare, whether in terms of research or translation.
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