Gee

James Gee wrote the article, “Literacy, Discourse and Linguistics.” In this article he forms a niche regarding Discourses. In order to be in a part of a Discourse you must not only share common goals with others in the Discourse but also how you relate that Discourse into your everyday life.  In Swales article he discussed the importance of discourse communities and speech communities. He emphasized the specific rules needed to be obtained to be classified a discourse community. Gee discussed how it important not to just follow these rules but to also implement them into your life. They need to know all of the language communicated in the Discourse.  

 

2. “saying-doing combination” simply means that you can’t say one thing but do something that contradicts what you say.  He uses the bar example of how he use “bar lingo” to ask for a drink, but he dressed to well to be at a dirty bar so he sits on a napkin to avoid getting dirty. How he speaks contradicts how he presents himself.

4. Primary Discourse: Discourse that is very limited that don’t contain critical language or attitudes. They are often hard to become members of.

    Secondary Discourse: This is a bigger discourse that forms amongst community members he uses the example of school.

   Dominant Discourse: this is a secondary discourse that provides with you various benefits.

   Nondominant Discourse:  is also a secondary discourse but its brings you closer to other networks of people.

9. Literacy is “ the mastery control over a secondary discourse. Therefore, literacy is always plural: literacies.” Gees opinion towards print based literacy is that there are various topics that it can cover.