Re: [xmca] activity and reification

[Andy Blunden <ablunden@mira.net>]

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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