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'''Discourse''' is communication that goes back and forth (from the Latin, ''discursus'', "running to and fro"), such as debate or argument. The term is used in [[semantics]] and [[discourse analysis]]. In [[semantics]], discourses are linguistic units composed of several sentences — in other words, [[conversation]]s, [[Logical argument|arguments]] or [[Speech (public address)|speeches]].
'''Discourse''' is communication that goes back and forth (from the Latin, ''discursus'', "running to and fro"), such as debate or argument. The term is used in [[semantics]] and [[discourse analysis]]. In [[semantics]], discourses are linguistic units composed of several sentences — in other words, [[conversation]]s, [[Logical argument|arguments]] or [[Speech (public address)|speeches]].
