Studying Discursive Development: A Socio-Psycho-Discursive Approach
- Martha Shiro
Abstract
Objective: This paper aims to provide a methodological proposal within the field of discourse studies.
Originality/support: It offers a guide to systematize the methodological steps involved in formulating a research problem and constructing an analytical framework within the realm of discourse studies from a socio-psycho-discursive perspective.
Method: This paper reflects upon the methodological decisions made during my journey as a researcher and illustrates them with examples drawn from one of my research projects on narrative development.
Data collection strategies: The paper reviews the publications upon which the methodological reflections presented here are based.
Conclusions: To guarantee the validity of the formulation of a research problem, as well as the construction of an analytical framework in a discourse-related study, it is necessary to follow carefully planned steps and situate them within a relevant and compatible theoretical and methodological framework.
Keywords
Method, research problem formulation
Author Biography
Martha Shiro
Professor Emeritus de la Universidad Central de Venezuela, Affiliate Professor, Florida Atlantic University, autora de varias publicaciones entre la que se destacan Shiro, Martha. 2021. Usos y funciones de las interjecciones en conversaciones de niños bilingües de 30 meses. En M. Cavalcante e I. Barros (orgs). Linguagem: Adquisiçao da fala e da escrita, pp. 81-105. Campinas: Pontes Editores. 2022. Shiro, M. y Bolívar, E. 2022. Conocimiento previo y por construir en artículos de investigación en lingüística. En M. Shiro, A. Bolívar y J. Marinkovich (eds). Procesos de aprendizaje de la lengua escrita, pp. 243-271. Teoría y Práctica. E-book. Líquido Editorial, shiromartha@gmail.com
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