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Discourse Analysis in France. A Conversation

2007; Freie Universität Berlin; Volume: 8; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.17169/fqs-8.2.254

1438-5627

Dominique Maingueneau, Johannes Angermüller,

French Language Learning Methods

In this interview, the linguist Dominique MAINGUENEAU sketches the history of discourse analysis in France. After discussing the intellectual background in which it emerged, he turns to certain key figures of French discourse analysis like Michel FOUCAULT and Michel PECHEUX. Special attention is given to the role of Michel FOUCAULT, who has crucially influenced his research on discursive scenography and self-constituting discourses. Concerning FOUCAULT's methodological impact MAINGUENEAU emphasises the problem of enunciation. A French version of discourse pragmatics, enunciative linguistics focuses on the way texts mobilise their contexts.