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Academic Discourse Vs. Popular Discourse - Term Papers

Academic Discourse Vs. Popular Discourse

A discourse community basically speaks for itself and the people involved in that community. It is the way that people within a specific group communicate about common topics of interest. In this paper I will compare the numerous differences between two types of discourse communities. There is an academic discourse that involves more detailed terminology and ideas, and deals with a more specific detailed body of knowledge. Academic discourse is more for the interest of people that are experts or studying a certain field or profession. Then on the other hand, there is popular discourse that deals with more everyday issues and uses more of a basic language that almost anyone who can ...

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picking up the material, I noticed that even the covers of the books differed in extreme ways. For an academic discourse community I used a journal entitled American Psychologist and noted right away the cover, a very dull, navy-blue cover with semi-bold gothic type print reading "American Psychologist" across the top. At the bottom right side in smaller print, line-by-line it reads: "Volume 43, number 12; December 1988: Published monthly by: The American Psychological Association." For the popular discourse community I used URB, a popular magazine for younger readers. Noting the more colorful, eye-catching cover that reads in large bold-face print across the top "URB," and then underneath it in much smaller print, "September/October '99, Issue 68." The cover has a large eyeball with bold white lettering across it that reads, "Are We Too High?"
Flipping through the pages of URB I also noted the several bright, "trippy" advertisements that would easily catch the attention the ...

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Added: 12/5/2005 03:50:12 PM
Category: Miscellaneous
Type: Free Paper
Words: 961
Pages: 4

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