Lecture 6: Text and context - Register

7 Abril 2026, 12:30 • Carlos Gouveia

Theorizing context from the analysis performed in the workshops and recorded in a table. 

The contextual configurations as Register. Field, Tenor and Mode as factors for the functional variation of texts, according to Register. Textual deduction of contexts and contextual prediction of texts. 

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Workshop 6: Data analysis and commentary on text 8

26 Março 2026, 12:30 • Carlos Gouveia

Putting together the analysis of text 8 (King Charles III’s speech at the House of Commons) and writing of an analytical essay in the form of a research article.

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Assessment

24 Março 2026, 12:30 • Carlos Gouveia

Written exercise in class: mid-semester test.

Aula Teórico-Prática 24-03-2026 12:30 - 48 alunos assistiram à aula. 

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Workshop 5: Analysis of a discourse sample

19 Março 2026, 12:30 • Carlos Gouveia

Textual configurations as analytical context clues. Discourse analysis of a discourse sample: King Charles III’s speech at the House of Commons (Unit 8) after the Queens death. Ideational, Interpersonal and textual meanings: survey of relevant linguistic features for analysis.

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Lecture 5: Language as a social semiotic.

17 Março 2026, 12:30 • Carlos Gouveia

Language as a social semiotic. Language as human life organizer: the organization of societies around systems for the production of material and symbolic culture, systems of face and solidarity, systems of socialization. The functions of language as means to respond to human societal needs.

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