Discursive
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Discursive is an adjective from the word discourse
and may refer specifically to:
Discourse
Discourse generally refers to "written or spoken communication". The following are three more specific definitions:...
and may refer specifically to:
- Discursive psychologyDiscursive psychologyFor other uses of the word, see discursive.Discursive psychology is a form of discourse analysis that focuses on psychological themes....
, a school of psychology - Discursive democracy, any system of political decisions based on some tradeoff of consensus decision making and representative democracy
- Discursive meditation, in Christian prayerChristian prayerPrayer is an important activity in Christianity, and there are several different forms of Christian prayer.Christian prayers are diverse: they can be completely spontaneous, or read entirely from a text, like the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. The most common prayer among Christians is the Lord's...
- Discursive repetition, or Repetition (rhetorical device)Repetition (rhetorical device)Repetition is the simple repeating of a word, within a sentence or a poetical line, with no particular placement of the words, in order to emphasize. This is such a common literary device that it is almost never even noted as a figure of speech...
, the repetition of a certain type of discourse in linguistics - Discursive handwriting, handwritingHandwritingHandwriting is a person's particular & individual style of writing with pen or pencil, which contrasts with "Hand" which is an impersonal and formalised writing style in several historical varieties...
in which the individual letters are not joined up