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Re: [xmca] activity and reification

But Monica, in what context is a discourse, something larger than a sentence, the context for understanding word meaning, a "unit"? That is all I am asking. 

Andy

Monica Hansen wrote:

Andy,
I can't speak for Anna, but I am thinking "discourse" as in linguistic
analysis, the larger "unit of analysis", larger than a sentence, in which
words, spoken or written, are used in a meaningful and social way. I am also
thinking of discourse as a context for understanding word meaning. 
Monica


-----Original Message-----
From: xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-bounces@weber.ucsd.edu] On
Behalf Of Andy Blunden
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 7:52 AM
To: eXtended Mind, Culture, Activity
Subject: Re: [xmca] activity and reification
Maybe I am in error because I don't know what people mean by "discourse"? I take "discourse" (in its current philosophical usage) to mean something like "institution." That is to say, a stable and /relatively/ closed pattern of meanings in a language community. Is that right? You think that is what Vygotsky meant by "word"? 

Andy

Martin Packer wrote:

.... When LSV uses the term "word" I take him to mean spoken language -
that's to say, discourse. 


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