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Common collocations with discourse in American Collocation

discourse noun

US /ˈdɪsˌkɔrs/

written/spoken

spoken
written

We studied the frequency of occurrence of certain words in spoken discourse.

in a particular field

academic
critical
cultural
feminist
ideological
literary
mathematical
moral
philosophical
political
religious
scholarly
scientific
theological
theoretical

She argues that women have been excluded from academic discourse.

generally used

contemporary
dominant
mainstream
public

Although highly mathematical, these concepts have entered public discourse.

analyze discourse

analyze
examine
explore

Reserachers analyzed the discourse of the interviewers and the participants.

influence discourse

construct
dominate
enter
frame
permeate
shape

Political discourse is now dominated by moralizing.