Assessing the validity of discourse analysis: transdisciplinary convergence

Research studies using discourse analysis approaches make claims about phenomena or issues based on interpretation of written or spoken text, which includes images and gestures. How are findings/interpretations from discourse analysis validated? This paper proposes transdisciplinary convergence as a...

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Published inCultural studies of science education Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 801 - 807
Main Author Jaipal-Jamani, Kamini
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2014
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Communication (Thought Transfer)
Credibility
Critical Theory
Discourse Analysis
Education
Forum
Inferences
Interdisciplinary Approach
Linguistics
Personality Traits
Prior Learning
Research Methodology
Science Education
Semiotics
Signs
Sociology of Education
Validity
Discourse analysis
Semiotics
Credibility
Critical theory
Systemic functional linguistics
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Summary:Research studies using discourse analysis approaches make claims about phenomena or issues based on interpretation of written or spoken text, which includes images and gestures. How are findings/interpretations from discourse analysis validated? This paper proposes transdisciplinary convergence as a way to validate discourse analysis approaches to research. The argument is made that discourse analysis explicitly grounded in semiotics, systemic functional linguistics, and critical theory, offers a credible research methodology. The underlying assumptions, constructs, and techniques of analysis of these three theoretical disciplines can be drawn on to show convergence of data at multiple levels, validating interpretations from text analysis.
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ISSN:1871-1502
1871-1510
DOI:10.1007/s11422-013-9567-7