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Those who violate the rules of a language do not enter new territory; they leave the domain of meaningful discourse. Even facts in these circumstances dissolve, because they are shaped by the language and subjected to its limitations.

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Discourse (Latin discursus, "running to and from") refers to communication that involves debate or argument. The term is today used mainly in semantics and discourse analysis. In semantics, discourses are linguistic units composed of several sentences; in other words, conversations, arguments, or speeches. NOTOC

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Jay Lemke William Trufant Foster Jürgen Habermas Ludwig Wittgenstein Richard Whately

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It is of the nature of idea to be communicated: written, spoken, done. The idea is like grass. It craves light, likes crowds, thrives on crossbreeding, grows better for being stepped on.

A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick.

Your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.

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