Tools [Discourse Analyzer Advanced]

Discourse Analyzer Advanced offers a comprehensive toolkit for anyone looking to dig deep into texts, conversations, and visuals. Whether you want to identify hidden themes, analyze arguments, understand cultural context, or break down the structure of a conversation, this platform gives you the right tool for the job.

You can explore a wide range of analysis types, including finding keywords, mapping argument structures, detecting sentiment, identifying power dynamics, spotting language biases, or examining non-verbal cues in conversations. The platform also covers linguistic, pragmatic, genre-based, and figurative language analyses, along with specialized tools for visual and multimodal discourse.

All of these features are designed to help you uncover insights that go beyond the surface, whether you’re working on academic research, critical discourse analysis, social studies, or media and visual content. The categories below show just how versatile and powerful Discourse Analyzer Advanced can be for your projects.

Basic & Thematic #

• Identify Themes
  Finds the main topics or ideas that run through your text.
• Topic Modeling
  Groups text into clusters of related topics automatically.
• Main Idea
  Extracts the single most important point of a passage.
• Summary
  Produces a concise overview of the content.
• Keywords
  Pulls out the most significant words or phrases.
• Classify
  Assigns the text to one or more predefined categories.
• Structure Analysis
  Shows how the text is organized (headings, sections, flow).
• Rhetorical Strategies
  Identifies persuasive techniques like appeals, repetition or analogies.
• Patterns & Trends
  Highlights recurring motifs or changes over time.
• Coherence
  Checks how logically and smoothly ideas connect.

Sentiment & Emotions #

• Overall Sentiment
  Rates the text as positive, neutral or negative.
• Sentiment Shifts
  Finds places where the tone changes (from positive to negative, for example).
• Emotion Detection
  Tags emotions like joy, anger, fear or sadness.
• Tone Analysis
  Labels stylistic tone (formal, friendly, urgent, etc.).

Argument & Rhetoric #

• Argument Structure
  Maps claims, evidence and conclusions.
• Rhetorical Devices
  Spots techniques like metaphors, irony or hyperbole.
• Persuasion Techniques
  Identifies methods used to convince the reader.
• Logical Fallacies
  Finds flaws in reasoning (straw man, false dilemma, etc.).
• Argument Effectiveness
  Judges how well the argument holds up.
• Ethos / Pathos / Logos
  Breaks down appeals to credibility, emotion and logic.

Context & Social Dimensions #

• Author’s Purpose
  Explains why the author wrote the text.
• Intended Audience
  Infers who the text is aimed at.
• Social/Cultural Context
  Describes the broader cultural or societal background.
• Power Dynamics
  Analyzes who holds influence and how it’s shown.
• Social Norms & Values
  Spotlights shared beliefs and rules in the text.
• Author’s Assumptions & Biases
  Detects hidden viewpoints or prejudices.
• Author–Audience Relation
  Examines how the writer connects with readers.
• Historical Context
  Places the text in its historical setting.
• Linguistic Context
  Looks at language use in its broader linguistic environment.
• Psychological Context
  Explores mental or emotional factors at play.
• Sociological Context
  Considers social structures and group behaviors.
• Political Context
  Identifies political influences or agendas.
• Economical Context
  Notes economic factors or implications.
• Sociopolitical & Socio-Economical Context
  Combines social, political and economic lenses.

Text-Quality Checks #

• Text Effectiveness
  Assesses how well the text achieves its purpose.
• Critical Analysis
  Offers an in-depth critique of arguments and style.
• Quality of Evidence
  Evaluates the strength and relevance of support.
• Organization & Structure
  Reviews logical flow and sectioning.
• Clarity & Readability
  Measures ease of understanding and style.
• Areas for Improvement
  Pinpoints parts that need rewriting or more detail.

Information Extraction / NLP #

• Named Entity Recognition
  Finds and labels people, places, organizations.
• Entity Linking
  Connects entities to known databases or definitions.
• Stance Detection
  Determines if the text is for, against or neutral on a topic.
• Relation Extraction
  Pulls out relationships between entities.
• Event Extraction
  Identifies mentions of events and their details.
• Coreference Resolution
  Links pronouns and synonyms back to the same entity.
• Entity Sentiment
  Gauges sentiment specifically about an entity.
• Fact Checking
  Flags statements that may be false or need verification.
• Entity Typing
  Classifies entities into sub-categories (e.g. “company,” “product”).
• Entity Retrieval
  Finds mentions of a given entity across all sources.

Linguistic Analyses #

• Syntax Analysis
  Parses grammatical structure.
• Semantics Analysis
  Interprets meaning at the word and sentence level.
• Pragmatics Analysis
  Studies implied meanings and context use.
• Lexical Analysis
  Examines word choice and vocabulary richness.
• Morphological Analysis
  Breaks words into roots, prefixes and suffixes.
• Phonological Analysis
  Looks at sound patterns (mainly for spoken text).
• Stylistic Analysis
  Reviews writing style, register and voice.

Discourse-School Lenses #

• Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)
  Focuses on power, ideology and social change in language.
• Systemic Functional Ling. (SFL)
  Analyzes how language choices serve different functions.
• Conversation Analysis (CA)
  Studies turn-taking, repairs and interaction patterns.
• Discursive Psychology (DP)
  Examines how language shapes psychological phenomena.
• Sociocognitive Analysis (SC)
  Combines social context with cognitive processes.

Corpus / Frequency #

• Collocation Analysis
  Finds words that often appear together.
• Keyword Analysis
  Spots terms that stand out statistically.
• N-grams Analysis
  Extracts common sequences of N words.
• Concordance Analysis
  Shows every instance of a word in context.
• Frequency Analysis
  Counts how often terms appear.
• Collocate Analysis
  Similar to collocation but focused on one keyword’s neighbors.
• Dispersion Analysis
  Maps where words occur across the text.

Culture & Translation #

• Intertextual References
  Finds links to other texts or cultural works.
• Cultural Influences
  Identifies cultural norms or motifs.
• Translation & Localization
  Adapts text for another language or region.
• Comparative Analysis
  Compares texts across languages or cultures.
• Stereotypes & Biases
  Spotlights cultural biases or stereotypes.
• Cultural Context
  Provides background on cultural setting.

Genre-Based #

• Text Structure (Genre)
  Reviews conventions of specific genres (e.g. news, academic).
• Rhetorical Patterns (Genre)
  Finds typical persuasive moves in a genre.
• Genre Conventions
  Lists standard features (format, tone).
• Genre Shifts
  Detects changes in genre style.
• Comparative Genre Analysis
  Compares two or more genres.
• Genre-Specific Language
  Spotlights vocabulary typical of a genre.
• Genre Function & Purpose
  Explains why a genre is used.
• Intertextuality (Genres)
  Shows links between genre texts.
• Genre Context
  Places the genre in cultural/historical frame.

Figurative / Cognitive #

• Metaphor Analysis
  Identifies and explains metaphors.
• Mental Spaces
  Maps conceptual integrations in thought.
• Framing & Perspective
  Examines how choices shape interpretation.
• Cognitive Linguistics
  Applies cognitive theories to discourse.

Narrative #

• Story Structure & Plot
  Breaks down narrative arcs and plot points.
• Character Analysis
  Profiles characters and their roles.
• Narrative Voice & POV
  Looks at who’s speaking and from what angle.
• Narrative Techniques
  Spots devices like flashbacks or foreshadowing.
• Theme Analysis
  Detects story themes.
• Setting Analysis
  Describes time and place in the narrative.
• Time & Pacing
  Reviews how the story moves through time.
• Symbolism & Motifs
  Finds recurring symbols or motifs.

Power / Ideology (CDA style) #

• Power Relations
  Analyzes how power is asserted or resisted.
• Ideology & Hegemony
  Uncovers dominant belief systems.
• Discourse & Social Change
  Studies language in movements and reform.
• Media Bias
  Flags slanted or one-sided coverage.
• Identity in Discourse
  Examines how people present themselves.
• Intertextuality (CDA)
  Links to other critical texts.
• Institutional Discourses
  Looks at how organizations use language.
• Language & Gender
  Studies gender roles in talk and text.
• Power via Language
  Finds linguistic tactics of dominance.
• Social Issues (Disc.)
  Examines discourse around social problems.
• Persuasive Language
  Spots manipulative or convincing moves.
• Language & Inequality
  Analyzes how language reflects inequality.
• Micro/Macro Structures
  Compares small-scale and large-scale patterns.
• Historical Context (Disc.)
  Adds a historical lens to critical analysis.

Conversation Level #

• Turn-Taking
  Studies speaker change patterns.
• Adjacency Pairs
  Finds pairs like question–answer or greeting–response.
• Repair Strategies
  Identifies fixes speakers use when they slip up.
• Politeness Strategies
  Flags polite or face-saving language.
• Openings & Closings
  Examines how conversations start and end.
• Topic Management
  Tracks how topics shift or stay.
• Non-Verbal Comm.
  Notes gestures, pauses or laughter in transcripts.
• Coherence & Cohesion
  Checks how turns fit together.
• Power Dynamics (Conv.)
  Looks at dominance in talk.
• Code-Switching
  Finds shifts between languages.
• Humor & Laughter
  Spots jokes and laughter cues.
• Discourse Markers
  Flags words like “well,” “so,” “you know.”
• Silence & Pauses
  Notes meaningful gaps.

Identity & Sociolinguistics #

• Identity Construction
  How people use language to build identity.
• Positioning & Subjectivity
  Examines speaker stance and self-presentation.
• Language & Gender (Var.)
  Studies gendered language use.
• Language & Race/Ethnicity
  Flags racial or ethnic markers.
• Language & Age
  Notes age-related speech patterns.
• Language & Class
  Detects social class signals.
• Language & Power
  Examines status in talk.
• Language & Sexual Orientation
  Spots queer or heteronormative cues.
• Code-Switching & Identity
  Links mixing languages to identity work.
• Multilingualism & Identity
  Explores how multiple languages shape identity.

Pragmatics-Focused #

• Speech Act Analysis
  Classifies utterances (request, promise, apology).
• Presuppositions & Implicatures
  Finds implied or taken-for-granted meanings.
• Grice’s Maxims
  Checks relevance, quantity, quality and manner in talk.
• Politeness Theory
  Analyzes face-saving strategies.
• Deixis & Reference
  Studies words like “this,” “there,” “now.”
• Indirect Speech Acts
  Flags indirect requests or hints.
• Conversational Implicature
  Examines suggested meanings.
• Relevance Theory
  Applies cognitive principles of relevance to talk.
• Context & Indexicality
  Looks at how context anchors meaning.
• Speech Acts & Context
  Combines act type with setting analysis.

Figurative-Language #

• Metaphor Identification
  Finds metaphors in text.
• Metaphorical Themes
  Groups metaphors by theme.
• Cognitive/Cultural Metaphors
  Explores deep-structure of metaphors.
• Similes Analysis
  Identifies “like” or “as” comparisons.
• Idiomatic Expressions
  Spots non-literal phrases.
• Personification Analysis
  Finds human traits given to non-humans.
• Figurative Language Role
  Examines purpose of figurative devices.
• Irony & Sarcasm
  Flags ironic or sarcastic tone.
• Effects of Figurative Language
  Analyzes impact on reader.

Social-Change #

• Language for Change
  Looks at how language drives activism.
• Language-Shaped Attitudes
  Studies wording that molds opinion.
• Representation of Marginalized Groups
  Flags how groups are portrayed.
• Power Dynamics (Language)
  Examines power in activist discourse.
• Persuasive Strategies
  Identifies moves used in campaigns.
• Media/Tech Impact
  Analyzes how media shapes messages.
• Language of Activism
  Studies slogans, chants and calls to action.
• Narratives & Change
  Reviews storytelling in movements.

Catch-All Q&A #

• Answer My Question
  A general tool that uses AI to answer any direct query.

Visual Discourse #

• Visual Semiotics
  Decodes signs and symbols in images.
• Visual Narrative Analysis
  Reads story elements in visuals.
• Image Genre Analysis
  Classifies the visual style or genre.
• Visual Themes
  Finds recurring motifs in images.
• Visual Composition
  Examines layout, balance and framing.
• Artistic Style
  Identifies art movements or techniques.
• Visual Intertextuality
  Spots references between images.
• Audience Reception (Visual)
  Infers how viewers interpret visuals.
• Multimodal Analysis
  Combines text and image analysis.
• Symbolic Interactionism
  Studies shared visual symbols in society.
• Contextual Visual Analysis
  Places image in cultural or historical context.
• Critical Visual Discourse
  Applies CDA to visual media.
• Comparative Visual Analysis
  Compares two or more images.
• Visual Iconography
  Catalogs symbolic images and motifs.
• Visual Rhetoric
  Analyzes persuasive visual techniques.
• Visual Framing
  Examines what’s shown and what’s hidden.
• Visual Gender Analysis
  Studies gender portrayal in visuals.
• Visual Ethnography
  Uses images to explore cultures.
• Visual Interaction Analysis
  Looks at how viewers engage with visuals.
• Functional Visual Analysis
  Studies purpose and use of images.
• Social Semiotics
  Explores social meaning in visuals.
• Visual Grammar
  Breaks down visual “sentence” structure.