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I am doing a study analysing social media data (text, emojis, images, videos, and audio) to investigate translanguaging strategies, but I find myself torn between multimodal discourse analysis (MDA) and computer-mediated discourse analysis (CMDA) as the primary framework.

Initially, I assumed MDA would better address multimodal semiotics (e.g., integrating visual/audio modes), while CMDA might prioritise textual analysis. However, Herring (2019, p. 16) reconceptualised CMDA to an analysis of computer-mediated communication in all its multimodal forms, and "...computers are defined broadly to include any digital communication device" (Herring and Androutsopoulos, 2015, p. 127). Both approaches offer broad toolkits with adaptable analytical methods. So, how should I decide between using MDA and CMDA?

Herring, S. C. (2019). The coevolution of computer-mediated communication and computer-mediated discourse analysis. Analyzing digital discourse: New insights and future directions, 25-67.

Herring, S. C., & Androutsopoulos, J. (2015). Computer-mediated discourse 2.0. In D. Tannen, H. Hamilton, & D. Schiffrin (Eds.), The Handbook of Discourse Analysis (pp. 127-151). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Dear All,

I was wondering whether anyone had any reference to suggest to me on how people pay and express their condolences in "real life", therefore f2f and written communication, and on social media.

Any comment is really welcome.

Thank you!

What are the most salient theories for diglossic code switching, other than that of Mayers-scotton?

CDA is often regarded as an approach to the study of discourse rather than a method to analyze data derived-from a discourse based study. I do not feel that the methodology called CDA can appropriate the notion of critical for

discourse analysis, especially when the research is more interested in issues about fairness and equitability than issues about critical agenda such as social power abuse. I'm wondering what you think about doing discourse analysis in a critical manner and whether any differentiation can be made between what is called cDa (as opposed to descriptive discourse analysis) and CDA?

Difference between Discourse Analysis and Critical Discourse Analysis?

What is the difference between discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis ?

I mean some principles, structure of analysis, may be samples of analysis of professional discourse, especially engineering. Please, help me. Thank you very very much.

I'm develop a discourse corpus which is used to support a discourse research. Now I am building a annotation system to annotate discourse structure(turn-taking). Is there any system that I can utilize ?

Can someone please explain other designs besides a discourse analysis (using Gee's Tools) that can be used to resolve the following question? How is the discourse in teacher-student interactive feedback versus computer-based feedback alike and /or different? 

Moving from the foundations od discourse analisis