: stc ksa lu. DA class 1.pdf YEB81 vsil Jul> communicative function, whether spoken or written. It involves discovering linguistic patterns in discourses -- e.g. cohesion and discourse markers -- with emphasis on acceptable units in both spoken and written texts. and function or purpose of the discourse. More Exercises 4. Define conversation analysis and text linguistics. 5. Define the different branches of linguistics. 6. Define Discourse