Speech Analysis: Definition, Research, and Social Practice
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Analysis of Speech
Introduction
The speech is presented as a social practice which applies and compares different analytical uses. It aims to show the shortcomings of a discursive analysis that ignores the presence of the subjects and their social context in the production and interpretation of the text.
1. Definition of Speech
Defining speech is not an easy task, given the ambiguity of the terms that define it.
Firstly, as a language understood (political, legal, administrative, etc.), speech
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