Define critical discourse analysis and describe findings from an example that demonstrates this ...

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1. Critical discourse analysis in an approach within linguistic anthropology that examines how power and social inequality are reflected in and reproduced through verbal language.
2. An example is the research done by William Labov in New York City. It demonstrated that class inequalities were represented in languagefor instance, with the pronunciation, or not, of the letter r.
3. Another example is the use of tag questions by women in Euro-American conversations. This usage suggests a more passive and submissive stance on the part of women in their communication.
4. Another example is the young women in Japan who deliberately flout gender conventions in language and dress. They are demonstrating resistance to a culture that limits the power of women and limits them to a circumscribed realm of femininity.
5. Another example is the effort to gain recognition for African American English as a legitimate form of English. It is part of a larger effort to gain equality and recognition of African American culture.