discourse

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. Verbal exchange, conversation.
2. Expression in words, either speech or writing.
3. A conversation.
4. A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
5. Any rational expression, reason.
6. An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
7. (obsolete) Dealing; transaction.

Verb

1. To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
2. To write or speak formally and at length.
3. (obsolete) To debate.
4. To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
5. (obsolete) To produce or emit (musical sounds).

Concepts

discours

conversation

conférence

dialogue

discourir

délibération

discuter

discussion

débat

discour

allocution

parler

converser

débattre

délibérer

députer

pencher

traiter

évoquer

s’entretenir sur

prêche

sermon

disserter

discursif

langue

congrès

négociation

pourparlers

causerie

conference

cours magistral

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈdɪskɔː(ɹ)s/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English discours, borrowed from Middle French discours (“conversation, speech”), from Latin discursus (“the act of running about”), from Latin discurrō (“run about”), from dis- (“apart”) + currō (“run”). Spelling modified by influence of Middle French cours (“course”). Doublet of discursus.