Discourse and Music Journalism

DISCOURSE:

• In linguistics, discourse refers to a language unit longer than a single sentence.

• To study discourse is to analyse the use of spoken or written language in a social context.

• A discourse topic is the central idea of a stretch of connected discourse or dialogue.

MUSICAL DISCOURSE – THE BIG PICTURE:

• Aleskinskaya: “The main four stages of ‘life’ of a musical product include its creation, completion, distribution and perception.”