dominant discourse
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdominantanddiscourse
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dominant
adjective
uk/ˈdɒm.ɪ.nənt/us/ˈdɑː.mə.nənt/
more important, strong, or noticeable than anything else of the ...
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discourse
noun
uk/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/us/ˈdɪs.kɔːrs/
languagespecialized
the use of language to communicate in speech or writing, or an example ...
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(Definition ofdominantanddiscoursefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofdominant discourse
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Since postmodern texts are meant to be obstructive to anydominantdiscourse, they do not even favour a (potentially hegemonic) anti-colonialist position.
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Thedominantdiscourseof the officials we interviewed reflected the former rather than the latter.
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Thus, entrance into adominantdiscourseopens up possibilities for speakers to begin a per formance.
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Thisdominantdiscoursebecomes disturbingly apparent when we turn our attention to the groups with whom pregnant women interact.
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Until this time, thedominantdiscoursein social gerontology was how to improve pension levels and reduce poverty in old age.
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While such socially- and emotionally-defined experiences are subjugated in thedominantdiscourse, they are the primary themes in older women's accounts.
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A researcher must always have a particular relation to thedominantdiscourse.
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Dominance means that the completion of one discourse segment contributes to the completion of thedominantdiscoursesegment.
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One vehicle of thedominantdiscoursesurrounding children is policy documents regarding children's services.
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However, the author does not elaborate further on whether these challenges change, subvert, or simply reinforce thedominantdiscourseof the militarynation.
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It represented thedominantdiscoursein at least 13 of our 50 interviews and a contributory discourse in many others.
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In the local music culture, it is adominantdiscourse.
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We can see this as a collaborative venture in which no participant need take full responsibility for claiming that something isdominantdiscourse.
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It was proposed earlier that thedominantdiscoursesurrounding direct payments emphasises empowerment, control and choice.
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It represented thedominantdiscoursein at least 16 of our 50 interviews and a contributory discourse in all but a few of the others.
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The actions of these women signalled moments of vulnerability in thedominantdiscourseand upset the relentless communal polarization.
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The reflexivity of modern life inhibits the development of anydominantdiscourseand encourages the development of multiple identities and subjectivities.
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Being politically active, however, is also dangerous as it challenges thedominantdiscourseof the nation-state.
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One plays the role of the professional middleman, knowledgeable in the market'sdominantdiscourse.
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