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Poststructuralist discourse theory

par Zienkowski, Jan
Editeur scientifique Vandenbroucke, Mieke;Declercq, Jana;Brisard, Frank;D'hondt, Sigurd
Référence Handbook of Pragamatics, John Benjamins, Amsterdam, page (187-214)
Publication Publié, 2024-11-01

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This book chapter presents articulation as the core concept of Essex-style discourse theory. It also presents related concepts such as the field of discursivity, the nodal point, the empty signifier, logics of equivalence and difference, as well as a brief introduction the Lacanian approach to discourse and subjectivity. The chapter discusses new tendencies in poststructuralist discourse theory. Special attention goes to the subfield of fantasy studies, to inquiries into the logics of populism, as well as to theoretical and empirical explorations of the discursive-material knot. The final section of this chapter provides a brief discussion of the way lin- guistic pragmatics and poststructuralist thought might be articulated together and enrich each other. If linguistic pragmatics offers insight into the pragmatic dimension of articulatory practices, highlighting the importance of reflexive awareness, choice-making, and indexicality in discourse, discourse theory offers a powerful explanative framework for the human impulse to find meaning in productive but vain attempts to fix the boundaries of identities, groups, and entire societies.