Whenever you open a Discourse Analyzer Simple tool, you’ll see the tool selection panel at the top. By default, “Ask Me Anything About Discourse Analysis” is selected. This is a general tool for open-ended questions and flexible analysis in discourse analysis or linguistics. Just enter your question or command, and the AI will respond – always focusing on discourse analysis.
Below are the main categories and what each tool does:
Basic & Thematic #
- Identify Themes: Finds the main topics or ideas in your text.
- Topic Modeling: Groups your text into related topic clusters automatically.
- Main Idea: Pulls out the single most important point.
- Summary: Gives you a brief overview of the content.
- Keywords: Highlights the most significant words or phrases.
- Classify: Assigns the text to one or more categories.
- Structure Analysis: Shows how your text is organized.
- Rhetorical Strategies: Identifies persuasive techniques, like repetition or analogy.
- Patterns & Trends: Finds recurring ideas or changes over time.
- Coherence: Checks how smoothly and logically ideas connect.
Sentiment & Emotions #
- Overall Sentiment: Labels the text as positive, neutral, or negative.
- Sentiment Shifts: Detects places where the tone changes.
- Emotion Detection: Tags emotions such as joy, anger, or sadness.
- Tone Analysis: Labels the style (formal, urgent, friendly, etc.).
Argument & Rhetoric #
- Argument Structure: Maps out claims, evidence, and conclusions.
- Rhetorical Devices: Spots metaphors, irony, or other figures of speech.
- Persuasion Techniques: Finds how the text tries to convince.
- Logical Fallacies: Flags flaws in reasoning.
- Argument Effectiveness: Judges how strong the argument is.
- Ethos / Pathos / Logos: Breaks down credibility, emotion, and logic appeals.
Context & Social Dimensions #
- Author’s Purpose: Explains why the text was written.
- Intended Audience: Infers who the text is aimed at.
- Social/Cultural Context: Describes the wider context.
- Power Dynamics: Looks at influence and control in the text.
- Social Norms & Values: Highlights shared beliefs and rules.
- Assumptions & Biases: Spots hidden viewpoints.
- Author–Audience Relation: Analyzes writer–reader connections.
- Historical / Linguistic / Psychological / Sociological / Political / Economic Contexts: Places the text in broader settings.
Text-Quality Checks #
- Text Effectiveness: Assesses if the text achieves its goal.
- Critical Analysis: Offers an in-depth critique.
- Quality of Evidence: Checks if the support is strong and relevant.
- Organization & Structure: Reviews the text’s layout and flow.
- Clarity & Readability: Measures how easy it is to understand.
- Areas for Improvement: Points out what could be better.
Information Extraction / NLP #
- Named Entity Recognition: Finds people, places, and organizations.
- Entity Linking / Typing / Retrieval: Connects, classifies, or finds entities.
- Stance Detection: Sees if the text is for, against, or neutral.
- Relation & Event Extraction: Pulls out relationships and events.
- Coreference Resolution: Links pronouns to the correct entities.
- Fact Checking: Flags statements for verification.
Linguistic Analyses #
- Syntax / Semantics / Pragmatics / Lexical / Morphological / Phonological / Stylistic Analysis: Covers grammar, meaning, word choice, word parts, sound patterns, and writing style.
Discourse-School Lenses #
- CDA, SFL, CA, DP, SC: Apply established discourse frameworks, each with a specific focus (power, functions, interaction, psychology, cognitive context).
Corpus / Frequency #
- Collocation / Keyword / N-grams / Concordance / Frequency / Dispersion Analysis: Examines word patterns, frequencies, and how words appear together or in context.
Culture & Translation #
- Intertextual References / Cultural Influences / Translation / Comparative Analysis / Stereotypes & Biases: Looks at cultural context, links, and adaptation.
Genre-Based #
- Text Structure / Rhetorical Patterns / Conventions / Genre Analysis: Analyzes genre features, structure, and shifts.
Figurative / Cognitive #
- Metaphor / Framing / Cognitive Linguistics: Finds figurative language and cognitive patterns.
Narrative #
- Story Structure / Character / Voice / Techniques / Setting / Time / Symbolism: Breaks down elements of storytelling.
Power / Ideology (CDA Style) #
- Power Relations / Ideology / Discourse & Social Change / Media Bias / Identity: Explores how language shows power and social issues.
Conversation Level #
- Turn-Taking / Adjacency Pairs / Repair / Politeness / Topic Management / Non-Verbal / Code-Switching / Humor / Silence: Analyzes spoken interaction.
Identity & Sociolinguistics #
- Identity Construction / Positioning / Gender / Race / Age / Class / Power / Sexual Orientation / Multilingualism: Examines language and identity.
Pragmatics-Focused #
- Speech Act / Presupposition / Grice’s Maxims / Politeness / Deixis / Implicature / Relevance Theory: Explores implied meaning and how language functions in context.
Figurative-Language #
- Metaphor / Simile / Idioms / Personification / Irony / Figurative Role: Identifies and analyzes non-literal language.
Social-Change #
- Language for Change / Representation / Power Dynamics / Media Impact / Activism: Studies language in social change and activism.
Catch-All Q&A #
- Answer My Question: General tool for direct questions on discourse analysis.
Visual Discourse #
- Visual Semiotics / Narrative / Genre / Themes / Composition / Artistic Style / Intertextuality / Audience / Multimodal / Symbolism / Rhetoric / Framing / Gender / Ethnography / Interaction / Social Semiotics / Visual Grammar: Analyzes images using discourse and visual meaning approaches.
How to use them #
Select the tool that matches your focus. Enter your text (or upload your image), set your options, and run the analysis. Each tool gives you a different lens to understand your material, so you can choose the approach that fits your question best.
