Discourse communities are people who share the same interest in topics that are the same as yours. There is a sharing of knowledge in those particular topics and also have a specific language that is used for that community so that everyone in that community can follow their conversations. A discourse conversation is important because it is how we communicate with the social world we live and work in. It also has to do with understanding the words that are used, how to form paragraphs from those words, and what information is already in place by the community members. Communities can be phrases, concepts, icons or images.
A commonplace is a rhetorical device which consists of themes or compositions which can be delivered as it is required. The language can carry a lot of weight for a particular group and even in the society. So a commonplace is words that are used to identify or explain key ideas.
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Hello Alicia,
ReplyDeleteI like how you say that in a discourse community "there is a sharing of knowledge in those particular topics". Thats a great way to define it! Great definition!
Yes, I always like to hear people talk about subjects or clubs they know alot about because you could feel their enthusiasm when they talk about what they know. Don't you think?
ReplyDeleteGood definitions. I like to think of commonplaces as shortcuts for discourse communities - things they understad because of context and history rather than having to spell things out. Also, discourse community have a shared interest in a topic or goal.
ReplyDeleteJen