Conceptual Scrutiny of Discourse and Discourse Analysis

Abstract

This contribution seeks to attempt an accurate clarification of the concepts of "discourse" and "discourse analysis" by returning to the epistemological and theoretical foundations with which their origin, crystallization, and development were associated. In pursuit of this goal, it takes into account that scrutinizing concepts, especially those in circulation that people are accustomed to using frequently without knowledge of their backgrounds and perceptions of their theorists, would achieve greater communication between specialists. Our contribution has tended to examine these concepts in the linguistic, pragmatic and socio-ideological disciplines.