universe of discourse
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“It has broken down the universe of discourse of the old market style of economy and proven that there is no singe narrative that is suitable for the whole world.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 28, 2015
“It forces us to compare him to Dostoyevsky or John Ford, since for Balabanov what is important is not the social universe of discourse but the moral one.”
From New York Times • May 22, 2013
At present, he sees not even a "common universe of discourse."
From Time Magazine Archive
The ideas expressed are native to his own universe of discourse.
From Time Magazine Archive
The phenomenon "that every group has its own language," its peculiar "universe of discourse," and its cultural symbols is evidence of the interrelation between communication and assimilation.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
