'''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]]. |