The discourse and knowledge production

Author's name: Van Dijk Publisher: Al-Takween for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2023 Literary classification: Philosophy and Thought Brief about the book: Critical discourse analysis has occupied a central space in the map of contemporary linguistics for quite some time, as its rightful heir and extension of long decades of modern linguistic study. This is the subject of this book, which bears a subtitle indicating its topics: "Power, Hegemony, Racism, Linguistics." Critical discourse analysis does not resemble the branches of analysis that preceded it under the umbrella of linguistics, such as semantics and pragmatics, in the mechanisms of handling, examining, and dissecting discourse elements microscopically. Rather, it differs in theory, application, and function. Critical discourse analysis relies on an efficient and advanced system of linguistic sensors, which work on reading discourse in light of its temporal and spatial contexts. It shares with forensic science the precision in tracking clues and skill in collecting evidence, meaning that the event is a fundamental pillar in the process of uncovering the layers of discourse, its purposes, and hidden codes. This is what has made critical discourse analysis dominate the current linguistic scene, based on its dynamic movement and its ability to dissect hidden ideas within any universal language.