CDA is often regarded as an approach to the study of discourse rather than a method to analyze data derived-from a discourse based study. I do not feel that the methodology called CDA can appropriate the notion of critical for
discourse analysis, especially when the research is more interested in issues about fairness and equitability than issues about critical agenda such as social power abuse. I'm wondering what you think about doing discourse analysis in a critical manner and whether any differentiation can be made between what is called cDa (as opposed to descriptive discourse analysis) and CDA?
CDA is not a single method, it is a collection of various methods of interpreting the discourse (speech, style, pictures etc) and describing them as belonging to some underlying ideology. To me, cDA and CDA are one and the same, all you need is to be critical and have a standpoint from where to explain the discourse.
Dear Ali,
Unlike Wafa, I believe that cDA and CDA are not the same. Such a difference is best defined based on the level of analysis. Clearly, when you adopt a micro-level, pragmalinguistic approach, you simply focus on features of texture and surface level elements like discourse markers, diectic elements, thematic progression, and so on. However, on a more esoteric, macro-level involving a sociopragmatic analysis, the analyst tries to use discursive elements as a resource for fathoming out writers'/speakers world of ideation and cognition.
Best regards,
R. Biria
CDA usually starts off with a preconceived notion for example that there is bias or a power relation in a text, then looks for linguistic evidence. Usually an eclectic approach is used.
cDA analyses the text and describes the meanings captured through the lens of a particular theory. Usually a clause by clause analysis is involved.
Dear Sridevi,
Thank you for your response. It's very concise and helpful for the understanding of the two concepts.
Best.
Yes, Ali, you´re partly right. CDA is more of a politically oriented approach to a discourse analysis where it is considered to be at the centre of social phenomena and particularly regarded as a social practice at the service of groups of power, domination, and ideology.
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